diff --git a/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/CoreTest.java b/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/CoreTest.java
index 0c0efac..f8ed58d 100644
--- a/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/CoreTest.java
+++ b/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/CoreTest.java
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.bootClasspathLibrary;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.felix;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.maven;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.options;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.systemPackages;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.systemProperty;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.equinox;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.wrappedBundle;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.Option;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.OptionUtils.combine;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.Configuration;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.JUnit4TestRunner;
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
@@ -139,6 +142,15 @@
 
             equinox()
         );
+        // We need to add pax-exam-junit here when running with the ibm
+        // jdk to avoid the following exception during the test run:
+        // ClassNotFoundException: org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.Configuration
+        if ("IBM Corporation".equals(System.getProperty("java.vendor"))) {
+            Option[] ibmOptions = options(
+                wrappedBundle(maven("org.ops4j.pax.exam", "pax-exam-junit"))
+            );
+            options = combine(ibmOptions, options);
+        }
         return options;
     }
 
diff --git a/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/FeaturesTest.java b/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/FeaturesTest.java
index 1b10e0c..7f3ff59 100644
--- a/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/FeaturesTest.java
+++ b/karaf/itests/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/shell/itests/FeaturesTest.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.options;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.systemPackages;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.systemProperty;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.wrappedBundle;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.Option;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.OptionUtils.combine;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.container.def.PaxRunnerOptions.scanFeatures;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.Configuration;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.JUnit4TestRunner;
@@ -91,6 +93,15 @@
 
             equinox()
         );
+        // We need to add pax-exam-junit here when running with the ibm
+        // jdk to avoid the following exception during the test run:
+        // ClassNotFoundException: org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.Configuration
+        if ("IBM Corporation".equals(System.getProperty("java.vendor"))) {
+            Option[] ibmOptions = options(
+                wrappedBundle(maven("org.ops4j.pax.exam", "pax-exam-junit"))
+            );
+            options = combine(ibmOptions, options);
+        }
         return options;
     }