diff --git a/jdk/test/java/lang/Thread/ThreadStateTest.java b/jdk/test/java/lang/Thread/ThreadStateTest.java
index c4fa18850b2..51429e9a7ef 100644
--- a/jdk/test/java/lang/Thread/ThreadStateTest.java
+++ b/jdk/test/java/lang/Thread/ThreadStateTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * @author  Mandy Chung
  *
  * @build ThreadStateTest
- * @run main ThreadStateTest
+ * @run main/othervm -Xmixed ThreadStateTest
  */
 
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;