--- a/hotspot/test/testlibrary_tests/whitebox/vm_flags/VmFlagTest.java	Fri Aug 01 14:09:09 2014 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/test/testlibrary_tests/whitebox/vm_flags/VmFlagTest.java	Mon Aug 04 15:34:37 2014 -0700
@@ -91,16 +91,20 @@
     }
 
     private void testPositive(T value, T expected) {
-        Asserts.assertEQ(getVMOptionAsString(), asString(getValue()));
+        String oldValue = getVMOptionAsString();
+        Asserts.assertEQ(oldValue, asString(getValue()));
+        Asserts.assertEQ(oldValue, asString(WHITE_BOX.getVMFlag(flagName)));
         setNewValue(value);
         String newValue = getVMOptionAsString();
         Asserts.assertEQ(newValue, asString(expected));
-        Asserts.assertEQ(getVMOptionAsString(), asString(getValue()));
+        Asserts.assertEQ(newValue, asString(getValue()));
+        Asserts.assertEQ(newValue, asString(WHITE_BOX.getVMFlag(flagName)));
     }
 
     private void testNegative(T value, T expected) {
         String oldValue = getVMOptionAsString();
         Asserts.assertEQ(oldValue, asString(getValue()));
+        Asserts.assertEQ(oldValue, asString(WHITE_BOX.getVMFlag(flagName)));
         setNewValue(value);
         String newValue = getVMOptionAsString();
         Asserts.assertEQ(oldValue, newValue);