diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/g1/TestGCLogMessages.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/g1/TestGCLogMessages.java
index 8c7769f305d..2267e06ea55 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/g1/TestGCLogMessages.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/g1/TestGCLogMessages.java
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ private void testWithEvacuationFailureLogs() throws Exception {
         pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder("-XX:+UseG1GC",
                                                    "-Xmx32M",
                                                    "-Xmn16M",
+                                                   "-Xms32M",
                                                    "-Xlog:gc+phases=trace",
                                                    GCTestWithEvacuationFailure.class.getName());