diff --git a/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in b/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
--- a/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
+++ b/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ FILE:=@FILE@
 HG:=@HG@
 OBJCOPY:=@OBJCOPY@
 SETFILE:=@SETFILE@
+JT_HOME:=@JT_HOME@
+JTREGEXE:=@JTREGEXE@
 
 FIXPATH:=@FIXPATH@
 
diff --git a/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4 b/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4
--- a/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4
+++ b/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = "xmacosx
    BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(LIPO)
 fi
 
+# find JTREG for running tests
+TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_JTREG
+
 # Restore old path without tools dir
 PATH="$OLD_PATH"
 ])
@@ -1025,3 +1028,28 @@ AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_JDKLIB_SUFFIX)
 AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE_SUFFIX)
 AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK)
 ])
+
+# Setup the JTREG paths
+AC_DEFUN([TOOLCHAIN_SETUP_JTREG],
+[
+ AC_ARG_WITH(jtreg, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-jtreg],
+ [Regression Test Harness @<:@probed@:>@])])
+
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for JTReg Regression Test Harness])
+
+ if test "x$with_jtreg" != x; then
+   JT_HOME="$with_jtreg"
+ elif test "x$JT_HOME" == x; then
+   AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find JTReg Regression Test Harness])
+ fi
+
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([$JT_HOME])
+
+ # jtreg win32 script works for everybody
+ JTREGEXE="$JT_HOME"/win32/bin/jtreg
+
+ # BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(JTREGEXE)
+
+ AC_SUBST(JT_HOME)
+ AC_SUBST(JTREGEXE)
+])