diff --git a/test/jdk/java/lang/Thread/IsAlive.java b/test/jdk/java/lang/Thread/IsAlive.java
index d6594bf15b6..ea74afa516c 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/lang/Thread/IsAlive.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/lang/Thread/IsAlive.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug     8305425
  * @summary Check Thread.isAlive
- * @run main/othervm/timeout=10 IsAlive
+ * @run main/othervm IsAlive
  */
 
 public class IsAlive {