--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/appcds/CommandLineFlagCombo.java	Thu Sep 27 13:56:09 2018 +0200
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/appcds/CommandLineFlagCombo.java	Fri Oct 05 18:25:15 2018 +0100
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 
 /*
  * @test CommandLineFlagCombo
- * @requires vm.cds
+ * @requires vm.cds.archived.java.heap
+ * @comment This test explicitly chooses the type of GC to be used by sub-processes. It may conflict with the GC type set
+ * via the -vmoptions command line option of JTREG. vm.gc==null will help the test case to discard the explicitly passed
+ * vm options.
  * @requires (vm.gc=="null")
  * @summary Test command line flag combinations that
  *          could likely affect the behaviour of AppCDS