diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/SelfSuspendDisablerTest/SelfSuspendDisablerTest.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/SelfSuspendDisablerTest/SelfSuspendDisablerTest.java
index 5a634c65358..6a8942d4e75 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/SelfSuspendDisablerTest/SelfSuspendDisablerTest.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/SelfSuspendDisablerTest/SelfSuspendDisablerTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
  * questions.
  */
 
+/*
+ * ===========================================================================
+ * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2021, 2022 All Rights Reserved
+ * ===========================================================================
+ */
+
 /*
  * @test
  * @summary Test verifies that selfsuspend doesn' block unmount by VTMTDisabler
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ private static void testJvmtiThreadState(Thread thread, int expectedState) {
 
         System.out.printf("Expected %s thread state: %06X got: %06X\n",
                           kindStr, expectedState, state);
-        if (state != expectedState) {
+        if ((state & expectedState) != expectedState) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Test FAILED: Unexpected thread state");
         }
     }