diff --git a/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh b/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh
index de27a6f..0747712 100755
--- a/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh
+++ b/tools/run-jdwp-tests.sh
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@
 vm_args=""
 # By default, we run the whole JDWP test suite.
 test="org.apache.harmony.jpda.tests.share.AllTests"
+host="no"
 
 while true; do
   if [[ "$1" == "--mode=host" ]]; then
+    host="yes"
     # Specify bash explicitly since the art script cannot, since it has to run on the device
     # with mksh.
     art="bash ${OUT_DIR-out}/host/linux-x86/bin/art"
@@ -118,3 +120,15 @@
       --classpath $test_jar \
       --vm-arg -Xcompiler-option --vm-arg --debuggable \
       $test
+
+vogar_exit_status=$?
+
+echo "Killing stalled dalvikvm processes..."
+if [[ $host == "yes" ]]; then
+  pkill -9 -f /bin/dalvikvm
+else
+  adb shell pkill -9 -f /bin/dalvikvm
+fi
+echo "Done."
+
+exit $vogar_exit_status