diff --git a/jdk/test/sun/util/logging/PlatformLoggerTest.java b/jdk/test/sun/util/logging/PlatformLoggerTest.java
index 0c5daf0422e..911c2156cc7 100644
--- a/jdk/test/sun/util/logging/PlatformLoggerTest.java
+++ b/jdk/test/sun/util/logging/PlatformLoggerTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *          logging is enabled.  Also validate some basic PlatformLogger
  *          operations.
  *
- * @build PlatformLoggerTest
+ * @compile -XDignore.symbol.file PlatformLoggerTest.java
  * @run main PlatformLoggerTest
  */