diff --git a/doc/testing.html b/doc/testing.html
index be4c23302bd..1963b3bd636 100644
--- a/doc/testing.html
+++ b/doc/testing.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 $ make run-test-jdk_lang JTREG="JOBS=8"
 $ make run-test TEST=jdk_lang
 $ make run-test-only TEST="gtest:LogTagSet gtest:LogTagSetDescriptions" GTEST="REPEAT=-1"
-$ make run-test TEST="hotspot/test:hotspot_gc" JTREG="JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8;VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug"
+$ make run-test TEST="hotspot/test:hotspot_gc" JTREG="JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8;VM_OPTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug"
 $ make run-test TEST="jtreg:hotspot/test:hotspot_gc hotspot/test/native_sanity/JniVersion.java"
 $ make exploded-run-test TEST=hotspot_tier1</code></pre>
 <h3 id="configuration">Configuration</h3>
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ TEST FAILURE</code></pre>
 <h2 id="test-suite-control">Test suite control</h2>
 <p>It is possible to control various aspects of the test suites using make control variables.</p>
 <p>These variables use a keyword=value approach to allow multiple values to be set. So, for instance, <code>JTREG=&quot;JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8&quot;</code> will set the JTReg concurrency level to 1 and the timeout factor to 8. This is equivalent to setting <code>JTREG_JOBS=1 JTREG_TIMEOUT=8</code>, but using the keyword format means that the <code>JTREG</code> variable is parsed and verified for correctness, so <code>JTREG=&quot;TMIEOUT=8&quot;</code> would give an error, while <code>JTREG_TMIEOUT=8</code> would just pass unnoticed.</p>
-<p>To separate multiple keyword=value pairs, use <code>;</code> (semicolon). Since the shell normally eats <code>;</code>, the recommended usage is to write the assignment inside qoutes, e.g. <code>JTREG=&quot;...;...&quot;</code>. This will also make sure spaces are preserved, as in <code>JTREG=&quot;VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug&quot;</code>.</p>
-<p>(Other ways are possible, e.g. using backslash: <code>JTREG=JOBS=1\;TIMEOUT=8</code>. Also, as a special technique, the string <code>%20</code> will be replaced with space for certain options, e.g. <code>JTREG=VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings%20-Xlog:gc+ref=debug</code>. This can be useful if you have layers of scripts and have trouble getting proper quoting of command line arguments through.)</p>
+<p>To separate multiple keyword=value pairs, use <code>;</code> (semicolon). Since the shell normally eats <code>;</code>, the recommended usage is to write the assignment inside qoutes, e.g. <code>JTREG=&quot;...;...&quot;</code>. This will also make sure spaces are preserved, as in <code>JTREG=&quot;VM_OPTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug&quot;</code>.</p>
+<p>(Other ways are possible, e.g. using backslash: <code>JTREG=JOBS=1\;TIMEOUT=8</code>. Also, as a special technique, the string <code>%20</code> will be replaced with space for certain options, e.g. <code>JTREG=VM_OPTIONS=-XshowSettings%20-Xlog:gc+ref=debug</code>. This can be useful if you have layers of scripts and have trouble getting proper quoting of command line arguments through.)</p>
 <p>As far as possible, the names of the keywords have been standardized between test suites.</p>
 <h3 id="jtreg-keywords">JTReg keywords</h3>
 <h4 id="jobs">JOBS</h4>
diff --git a/doc/testing.md b/doc/testing.md
index da9b8ca7624..6e5aa8dfc4f 100644
--- a/doc/testing.md
+++ b/doc/testing.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Some example command-lines:
     $ make run-test-jdk_lang JTREG="JOBS=8"
     $ make run-test TEST=jdk_lang
     $ make run-test-only TEST="gtest:LogTagSet gtest:LogTagSetDescriptions" GTEST="REPEAT=-1"
-    $ make run-test TEST="hotspot/test:hotspot_gc" JTREG="JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8;VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug"
+    $ make run-test TEST="hotspot/test:hotspot_gc" JTREG="JOBS=1;TIMEOUT=8;VM_OPTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug"
     $ make run-test TEST="jtreg:hotspot/test:hotspot_gc hotspot/test/native_sanity/JniVersion.java"
     $ make exploded-run-test TEST=hotspot_tier1
 
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ pass unnoticed.
 To separate multiple keyword=value pairs, use `;` (semicolon). Since the shell
 normally eats `;`, the recommended usage is to write the assignment inside
 qoutes, e.g. `JTREG="...;..."`. This will also make sure spaces are preserved,
-as in `JTREG="VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug"`.
+as in `JTREG="VM_OPTIONS=-XshowSettings -Xlog:gc+ref=debug"`.
 
 (Other ways are possible, e.g. using backslash: `JTREG=JOBS=1\;TIMEOUT=8`.
 Also, as a special technique, the string `%20` will be replaced with space for
-certain options, e.g. `JTREG=VM_OTIONS=-XshowSettings%20-Xlog:gc+ref=debug`.
+certain options, e.g. `JTREG=VM_OPTIONS=-XshowSettings%20-Xlog:gc+ref=debug`.
 This can be useful if you have layers of scripts and have trouble getting
 proper quoting of command line arguments through.)