diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/ArchiveRelocationTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/ArchiveRelocationTest.java
index b89ad7e1180eb..985fe23fab244 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/ArchiveRelocationTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/ArchiveRelocationTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static void test(boolean run_reloc) throws Exception {
         String appJar = ClassFileInstaller.getJarPath("hello.jar");
         String mainClass = "Hello";
         String maybeRelocation = "-XX:ArchiveRelocationMode=0";
-        String runRelocArg  = run_reloc  ? "-showversion" : maybeRelocation;
+        String alwaysRelocation = "-XX:ArchiveRelocationMode=1";
+        String runRelocArg  = run_reloc  ? alwaysRelocation : maybeRelocation;
         String logArg = "-Xlog:cds=debug,cds+reloc=debug,cds+heap";
         String unlockArg = "-XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions";
         String nmtArg = "-XX:NativeMemoryTracking=detail";
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DynamicArchiveRelocationTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DynamicArchiveRelocationTest.java
index 9e59a33467014..085a380b203dc 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DynamicArchiveRelocationTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/dynamicArchive/DynamicArchiveRelocationTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ static void doTest() throws Exception {
         String appJar = ClassFileInstaller.getJarPath("hello.jar");
         String mainClass = "Hello";
         String maybeRelocation = "-XX:ArchiveRelocationMode=0";
-        String dumpTopRelocArg  = dump_top_reloc  ? "-showversion" : maybeRelocation;
-        String runRelocArg      = run_reloc       ? "-showversion" : maybeRelocation;
+        String alwaysRelocation = "-XX:ArchiveRelocationMode=1";
+        String dumpTopRelocArg  = dump_top_reloc  ? alwaysRelocation : maybeRelocation;
+        String runRelocArg      = run_reloc       ? alwaysRelocation : maybeRelocation;
         String logArg = "-Xlog:cds=debug,cds+reloc=debug";
 
         String baseArchiveName = getNewArchiveName("base");