diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java b/test/jdk/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java
index 142b2230b56..937d0385bba 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java
@@ -241,17 +241,26 @@ private void verifyJavaLibraryPathOverride(TestResult tr,
      */
     @Test
     void testVmSelection() {
+        boolean haveSomeVM = false;
         if (haveClientVM) {
-            TestResult tr = doExec(javaCmd, "-client", "-version");
-            if (!tr.matches(".*Client VM.*")) {
-                flagError(tr, "the expected vm -client did not launch");
-            }
+            tryVmOption("-client", ".*Client VM.*");
+            haveSomeVM = true;
         }
         if (haveServerVM) {
-            TestResult tr = doExec(javaCmd, "-server", "-version");
-            if (!tr.matches(".*Server VM.*")) {
-                flagError(tr, "the expected vm -server did not launch");
-            }
+            tryVmOption("-server", ".*Server VM.*");
+            haveSomeVM = true;
+        }
+        if (!haveSomeVM) {
+            String msg = "Don't have a known VM";
+            System.err.println(msg);
+            throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void tryVmOption(String opt, String expected) {
+        TestResult tr = doExec(javaCmd, opt, "-version");
+        if (!tr.matches(expected)) {
+            flagError(tr, "the expected vm " + opt + " did not launch");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/launcher/Test7029048.java b/test/jdk/tools/launcher/Test7029048.java
index b9d70aee9f2..13f7619857c 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/launcher/Test7029048.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/launcher/Test7029048.java
@@ -59,13 +59,10 @@ public class Test7029048 extends TestHelper {
     private static final File srcLibjvmSo = new File(srcServerDir, LIBJVM);
 
     private static final File dstLibDir = new File("lib");
-    private static final File dstLibArchDir =
-            new File(dstLibDir, getJreArch());
-
-    private static final File dstServerDir = new File(dstLibArchDir, "server");
+    private static final File dstServerDir = new File(dstLibDir, "server");
     private static final File dstServerLibjvm = new File(dstServerDir, LIBJVM);
 
-    private static final File dstClientDir = new File(dstLibArchDir, "client");
+    private static final File dstClientDir = new File(dstLibDir, "client");
     private static final File dstClientLibjvm = new File(dstClientDir, LIBJVM);
 
     private static final Map<String, String> env = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/launcher/TestHelper.java b/test/jdk/tools/launcher/TestHelper.java
index 706d3a21256..70e1854c578 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/launcher/TestHelper.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/launcher/TestHelper.java
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ private static boolean haveVmVariant(String type) {
             return jvmFile.exists();
         } else {
             File vmDir = new File(JAVA_LIB, type);
-            File vmArchDir = new File(vmDir, getJreArch());
-            File jvmFile = new File(vmArchDir, LIBJVM);
+            File jvmFile = new File(vmDir, LIBJVM);
             return jvmFile.exists();
         }
     }