diff --git a/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java b/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java
index 9fba092744e..037b34f31fb 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/foreign/sharedclosejvmti/TestSharedCloseJvmti.java
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
  * questions.
  */
 
+/*
+ * ===========================================================================
+ * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2026, 2026 All Rights Reserved
+ * ===========================================================================
+ */
+
 /*
  * @test
  * @bug 8370344
@@ -71,9 +77,9 @@ public static class EventDuringScopedAccessRunner {
         static final int ADDED_FRAMES = 10;
 
         static final CountDownLatch MAIN_LATCH = new CountDownLatch(1);
-        static final CountDownLatch TARGET_LATCH = new CountDownLatch(1);
 
         static volatile int SINK;
+        static volatile boolean CLOSED = false;
 
         public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
             try (Arena arena = Arena.ofShared()) {
@@ -88,8 +94,8 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
                 // wait until trigger thread is in JVMTI event callback
                 MAIN_LATCH.await();
             }
-            // Notify trigger thread that arena was closed
-            TARGET_LATCH.countDown();
+            // Publish that the arena has been closed (Trigger thread spins on CLOSED)
+            CLOSED = true;
         }
 
         static boolean reentrant = false;
@@ -121,11 +127,8 @@ private static void addFrames(int depth) {
             if (depth >= ADDED_FRAMES) {
                 // notify main thread to close the arena
                 MAIN_LATCH.countDown();
-                try {
-                    // wait here until main thread has closed arena
-                    TARGET_LATCH.await();
-                } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected interruption");
+                while (!CLOSED) {
+                    Thread.onSpinWait();
                 }
                 return;
             }