diff --git a/nashorn/exclude/exclude_list.txt b/nashorn/exclude/exclude_list.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89618933148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nashorn/exclude/exclude_list.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
+<excludeList>
+</excludeList>
diff --git a/nashorn/exclude/exclude_list_cc.txt b/nashorn/exclude/exclude_list_cc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a66476b8e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nashorn/exclude/exclude_list_cc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
+<excludeList>
+  <test id="JDK-8014647.js" />
+  <test id="javaclassoverrides.js" />
+</excludeList>
diff --git a/nashorn/make/build.xml b/nashorn/make/build.xml
index 2bda503fd88..4aaac75c909 100644
--- a/nashorn/make/build.xml
+++ b/nashorn/make/build.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 	<condition property="cc.enabled">
 		<istrue value="${make.code.coverage}" />
 	</condition>
+
+    <!-- exclude tests in exclude lists -->
+    <condition property="exclude.list" value="./exclude/exclude_list_cc.txt" else="./exclude/exclude_list.txt">
+      <istrue value="${make.code.coverage}" />
+    </condition>
   </target>
 
   <target name="init" depends="init-conditions, init-cc">
@@ -316,6 +321,7 @@ grant codeBase "file:/${basedir}/test/script/basic/JDK-8010946-privileged.js" {
         <propertyref prefix="test-sys-prop."/>
         <mapper from="test-sys-prop.*" to="*" type="glob"/>
       </propertyset>
+      <sysproperty key="test.js.excludes.file" value="${exclude.list}"/>
       <classpath>
           <pathelement path="${run.test.classpath}"/>
       </classpath>