diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/events/JvmciShutdownEventTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/events/JvmciShutdownEventTest.java
index cdcde2d3ee3..0242f548cca 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/events/JvmciShutdownEventTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/events/JvmciShutdownEventTest.java
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
  *
  * @build compiler.jvmci.common.JVMCIHelpers
  *        compiler.jvmci.events.JvmciShutdownEventListener
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.FileInstaller ./JvmciShutdownEventTest.config
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.test.lib.FileInstaller ./JvmciShutdownEventTest.config
  *     ./META-INF/services/jdk.vm.ci.services.JVMCIServiceLocator
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller
  *      compiler.jvmci.common.JVMCIHelpers$EmptyHotspotCompiler
  *      compiler.jvmci.common.JVMCIHelpers$EmptyCompilerFactory
  *      compiler.jvmci.common.JVMCIHelpers$EmptyCompilationRequestResult
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/test/HotSpotConstantReflectionProviderTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/test/HotSpotConstantReflectionProviderTest.java
index 637b4437bac..59a4933d793 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/test/HotSpotConstantReflectionProviderTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/test/HotSpotConstantReflectionProviderTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *          java.base/jdk.internal.misc
  * @library /test/lib /compiler/jvmci/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test/src
  * @build jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test.DummyClass
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test.DummyClass
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test.DummyClass
  * @run testng/othervm/timeout=300 -Xbootclasspath/a:.
  *      -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI
  *      -XX:-UseJVMCICompiler jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.test.HotSpotConstantReflectionProviderTest
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/meta/StableFieldTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/meta/StableFieldTest.java
index cb3236b7cbf..51989a2cd06 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/meta/StableFieldTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/jvmci/meta/StableFieldTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *          jdk.internal.vm.ci/jdk.vm.ci.runtime
  *
  * @compile StableFieldTest.java
- * @run driver jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.test.lib.helpers.ClassFileInstaller compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
  * @run main/othervm -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+EnableJVMCI -XX:-UseJVMCICompiler -Xbootclasspath/a:. compiler.jvmci.meta.StableFieldTest
  */