diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/oldobject/TestSanityDefault.java b/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/oldobject/TestSanityDefault.java
index 7480acb1d1d..30186db8def 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/oldobject/TestSanityDefault.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/oldobject/TestSanityDefault.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
  * @test
  * @key jfr
  * @requires vm.hasJFR
+ * @requires vm.flagless
  * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
  * @summary Purpose of this test is to run leak profiler without command line tweaks or WhiteBox hacks until we succeed
  * @run main/othervm -Xmx1G jdk.jfr.event.oldobject.TestSanityDefault