diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 08b91bf7f9c347417cd89d19a2f9deffdeba2457..7a66290318cfac1c9c704f7622c42d5402ee904c 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ TOPDIR=..
 # This makefile depends on the availability of sibling directories.
 LANGTOOLS_DIR=$(TOPDIR)/langtools
 JDK_DIR=$(TOPDIR)/jdk
+HOTSPOT_DIR=$(TOPDIR)/hotspot
 
 # Macro to run a test target in a subdir
 define SUBDIR_TEST # subdirectory target
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ langtools_% :
 jdk_% core_%s svc_%:
 	@$(NO_STOPPING)$(call SUBDIR_TEST, $(JDK_DIR), TEST="$@" $@)
 
+hotspot_%:
+	@$(NO_STOPPING)$(call SUBDIR_TEST, $(HOTSPOT_DIR), TEST="$@" $@)
+
 ################################################################
 
 # Phony targets (e.g. these are not filenames)