--- a/test/TestCommon.gmk	Wed Feb 15 13:43:52 2017 -0800
+++ b/test/TestCommon.gmk	Thu Feb 16 09:04:49 2017 +0100
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
 # Give tests access to JT_JAVA, see JDK-8141609
 JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += -e:JDK8_HOME=${JT_JAVA}
 # Set other vm and test options
-JTREG_TEST_OPTIONS = $(JAVA_ARGS:%=-javaoptions:%) $(JAVA_OPTIONS:%=-vmoption:%) $(JAVA_VM_ARGS:%=-vmoption:%)
+JTREG_TEST_OPTIONS += $(JAVA_ARGS:%=-javaoptions:%) $(JAVA_OPTIONS:%=-vmoption:%) $(JAVA_VM_ARGS:%=-vmoption:%)
 
 ifeq ($(IGNORE_MARKED_TESTS), true)
   # Option to tell jtreg to not run tests marked with "ignore"