diff --git a/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/Basic.java b/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/Basic.java
index fd1dee4b007..019ec96c30f 100644
--- a/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/Basic.java
+++ b/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/Basic.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * @bug 4313887 6838333 7017446
  * @summary Unit test for java.nio.file.WatchService
  * @library ..
- * @run main/timeout=120 Basic
+ * @run main Basic
  */
 
 import java.nio.file.*;
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ public class Basic {
 
             System.out.println("poll with timeout...");
             try {
-                long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                long start = System.nanoTime();
                 key = watcher.poll(3000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                 if (key != null)
                     throw new RuntimeException("no keys registered");
-                long waited = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
+                long waited = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(System.nanoTime() - start);
                 if (waited < 2900)
                     throw new RuntimeException("poll was too short");
             } catch (InterruptedException x) {
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ public class Basic {
         }
 
         // assume that poll throws exception immediately
-        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        long start = System.nanoTime();
         try {
             watcher.poll(10000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
             throw new RuntimeException("ClosedWatchServiceException not thrown");
         } catch (InterruptedException x) {
             throw new RuntimeException(x);
         } catch (ClosedWatchServiceException  x) {
-            long waited = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
+            long waited = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(System.nanoTime() - start);
             if (waited > 5000)
                 throw new RuntimeException("poll was too long");
         }
diff --git a/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/SensitivityModifier.java b/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/SensitivityModifier.java
index 3027d8d4e09..b0cafb330c2 100644
--- a/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/SensitivityModifier.java
+++ b/jdk/test/java/nio/file/WatchService/SensitivityModifier.java
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 
 /* @test
  * @bug 4313887
- * @summary Sanity test for Sun-specific sensitivyt level watch event modifier
+ * @summary Sanity test for Sun-specific sensitivity level watch event modifier
  * @library ..
- * @run main/timeout=330 Basic
+ * @run main/timeout=240 SensitivityModifier
  */
 
 import java.nio.file.*;