diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/8036666/GetObjectLockCount.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/8036666/GetObjectLockCount.java
index 70b525f552e75..e34da9013d5f8 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/8036666/GetObjectLockCount.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/8036666/GetObjectLockCount.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -56,12 +57,14 @@
 import com.sun.jdi.request.ClassPrepareRequest;
 import com.sun.jdi.request.EventRequestManager;
 
+import jdk.test.lib.Utils;
 
 /*
  * @test GetObjectLockCount.java
  * @bug 8036666
  * @summary verify jvm returns correct lock recursion count
  * @requires vm.jvmti
+ * @library /test/lib
  * @run compile -g RecursiveObjectLock.java
  * @run main/othervm GetObjectLockCount
  * @author axel.siebenborn@sap.com
@@ -71,8 +74,6 @@ public class GetObjectLockCount {
 
     public static final String CLASS_NAME  = "RecursiveObjectLock";
     public static final String METHOD_NAME = "breakpoint1";
-    public static final String ARGUMENTS = "";
-
 
     /**
      * Find a com.sun.jdi.CommandLineLaunch connector
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ static Map <String,Connector.Argument> connectorArguments(LaunchingConnector con
         if (optionsArg == null) {
             throw new Error("Bad launching connector");
         }
-        optionsArg.setValue(ARGUMENTS);
+        optionsArg.setValue(String.join(" ", Utils.getTestJavaOpts()));
         return arguments;
     }