--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/profiling/TestTypeProfiling.java	Wed Nov 13 10:59:25 2019 -0800
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/profiling/TestTypeProfiling.java	Wed Nov 13 11:34:31 2019 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@
   * @test
   * @bug 8189439
   * @summary Parameters type profiling is not performed from aarch64 interpreter
+  *
   * @requires os.arch != "arm"
   * @requires vm.flavor == "server" & vm.compMode == "Xmixed" & !vm.emulatedClient & !vm.graal.enabled
+  *
+  * @comment the test can't be run w/ TieredStopAtLevel < 4
+  * @requires vm.opt.TieredStopAtLevel == null | vm.opt.TieredStopAtLevel == 4
+  *
   * @library /test/lib /
   * @build sun.hotspot.WhiteBox
   * @run driver ClassFileInstaller sun.hotspot.WhiteBox sun.hotspot.WhiteBox$WhiteBoxPermission