--- a/hotspot/test/Makefile	Fri Oct 28 13:04:10 2011 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/test/Makefile	Mon Oct 31 08:01:20 2011 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1995, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 1995, 2011, 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
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@
 
 ################################################################
 
+# internalvmtests (run internal unit tests inside the VM)
+
+internalvmtests: prep $(PRODUCT_HOME)
+	$(PRODUCT_HOME)/bin/java $(JAVA_OPTIONS) -XX:+ExecuteInternalVMTests -version
+
+PHONY_LIST += internalvmtests
+
+################################################################
+
 # packtest
 
 # Expect JPRT to set JPRT_PACKTEST_HOME.