diff --git a/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh b/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh
index b6a19b7..3e5a1c0 100755
--- a/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh
+++ b/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 # By default, we run the whole JDWP test suite.
 test="org.apache.harmony.jpda.tests.share.AllTests"
 host="no"
+# Use JIT compiling by default.
+use_jit=true
 
 while true; do
   if [[ "$1" == "--mode=host" ]]; then
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@
   elif [[ $1 == -Ximage:* ]]; then
     image="$1"
     shift
+  elif [[ "$1" == "--no-jit" ]]; then
+    use_jit=false
+    # Remove the --no-jit from the arguments.
+    args=${args/$1}
+    shift
   elif [[ $1 == "--debug" ]]; then
     debug="yes"
     # Remove the --debug from the arguments.
@@ -90,8 +97,12 @@
 if [[ "$image" != "" ]]; then
   vm_args="--vm-arg $image"
 fi
-vm_args="$vm_args --vm-arg -Xusejit:true"
-debuggee_args="$debuggee_args -Xusejit:true"
+if $use_jit; then
+  vm_args="$vm_args --vm-arg -Xcompiler-option --vm-arg --compiler-filter=interpret-only"
+  debuggee_args="$debuggee_args -Xcompiler-option --compiler-filter=interpret-only"
+fi
+vm_args="$vm_args --vm-arg -Xusejit:$use_jit"
+debuggee_args="$debuggee_args -Xusejit:$use_jit"
 if [[ $debug == "yes" ]]; then
   art="$art -d"
   art_debugee="$art_debugee -d"