--- old/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/NestedThreadsListHandleInErrorHandlingTest.java	Tue Nov 21 15:20:56 2017
+++ new/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/ErrorHandling/NestedThreadsListHandleInErrorHandlingTest.java	Tue Nov 21 15:20:55 2017
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 /*
  * @test
+ * @requires (vm.debug == true)
  * @bug 8167108
  * @summary Nested ThreadsListHandle info should be in error handling output.
  * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
@@ -47,11 +48,7 @@
 public class NestedThreadsListHandleInErrorHandlingTest {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 
-    if (!Platform.isDebugBuild()) {
-        // -XX:ErrorHandlerTest=N option requires debug bits.
-        return;
-    }
-
+    // The -XX:ErrorHandlerTest=N option requires debug bits.
     ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder(
         "-XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions",
         "-Xmx100M",