diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
index 285d6a36d57a0202f7d09d3851e3a07c641ec26c..666daef798d5baa1a209f596334b03081281e5d2 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ void Arguments::select_gc_ergonomically() {
 
 void Arguments::select_gc() {
   if (!gc_selected()) {
-    select_gc_ergonomically();
+    FLAG_SET_ERGO(bool, UseConcMarkSweepGC, true);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/gc/TestDefaultGC.sh b/test/gc/TestDefaultGC.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35710a4837ead02175e0948329ae215783171c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/gc/TestDefaultGC.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 Alibaba Group Holding Limited. 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
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation. Alibaba designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+
+#
+# @test
+# @summary test the default gc
+# @run shell TestDefaultGC.sh
+#
+
+${TESTJAVA}/bin/java -XX:+PrintFlagsFinal -version | grep UseConcMarkSweepGC |grep true
+
+if [ "0" == $? ];
+then
+    echo "CMS is Default GC"
+    echo "--- Test passed"
+else
+    echo "CMS is not Default GC"
+    echo "--- Test failed"
+    exit 1
+fi