--- a/make/RunTests.gmk	Tue Oct 10 17:02:52 2017 -0700
+++ b/make/RunTests.gmk	Wed Oct 11 16:14:47 2017 -0400
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@
 
   $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += -automatic -keywords:\!ignore -ignore:quiet
 
+  # Make it possible to specify the JIB_DATA_DIR for tests using the
+  # JIB Artifact resolver
+  $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += -e:JIB_DATA_DIR
   # Some tests needs to find a boot JDK using the JDK8_HOME variable.
   $1_JTREG_BASIC_OPTIONS += -e:JDK8_HOME=$$(BOOT_JDK)