diff --git a/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/criu_nonPortable.xml b/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/criu_nonPortable.xml
index 88a6ef9f1d4..d6abeac0917 100644
--- a/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/criu_nonPortable.xml
+++ b/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/criu_nonPortable.xml
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
   </test>
 
   <test id="Create and Restore Criu Checkpoint Image once - CheckpointDeadlock">
-    <command>bash $SCRIPPATH$ $TEST_RESROOT$ $JAVA_COMMAND$ "$JVM_OPTIONS$ --add-opens java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED  $STD_CMD_OPTS$" $MAINCLASS_DEADLOCK_TEST$ CheckpointDeadlock 1 false false</command>
+    <command>bash $SCRIPPATH$ $TEST_RESROOT$ $JAVA_COMMAND$ "$JVM_OPTIONS$ -Xtrace:print={j9jcl.533,j9vm.684-696,j9vm.699,j9vm.717-743} --add-opens java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED  $STD_CMD_OPTS$" $MAINCLASS_DEADLOCK_TEST$ CheckpointDeadlock 1 false false</command>
     <output type="success" caseSensitive="yes" regex="no">User requested Java dump using</output>
     <output type="failure" caseSensitive="yes" regex="no">AOT load and compilation disabled post restore</output>
     <output type="success" caseSensitive="yes" regex="no">TEST PASSED</output>
diff --git a/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/src/org/openj9/criu/DeadlockTest.java b/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/src/org/openj9/criu/DeadlockTest.java
index 13e94a23d70..da70721d58d 100644
--- a/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/src/org/openj9/criu/DeadlockTest.java
+++ b/test/functional/cmdLineTests/criu/src/org/openj9/criu/DeadlockTest.java
@@ -75,14 +75,19 @@ public static void checkpointDeadlock() {
 		final TestResult testResult = new TestResult(true, 0);
 
 		Thread t1 = new Thread(() -> {
+			CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("checkpointDeadlock.t1 started with testResult.lockStatus = "
+					+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
 			synchronized (lock) {
 				testResult.lockStatus.set(1);
-				try {
-					Thread.sleep(20000);
-				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-					e.printStackTrace();
+				CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("checkpointDeadlock.t1 locked with testResult.lockStatus = "
+						+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
+				// Hold the lock until the lockStatus value is changed.
+				while (testResult.lockStatus.get() == 1) {
+					Thread.yield();
 				}
 			}
+			CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("checkpointDeadlock.t1 finished with testResult.lockStatus = "
+					+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
 		});
 
 		t1.start();
@@ -90,7 +95,9 @@ public static void checkpointDeadlock() {
 		CRIUSupport criuSupport = new CRIUSupport(path);
 		criuSupport.registerPreCheckpointHook(() -> {
 			synchronized (lock) {
-				System.out.println("Precheckpoint hook inside monitor");
+				CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("Precheckpoint hook inside monitor with testResult.lockStatus = "
+						+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
+				testResult.lockStatus.set(2);
 				testResult.testPassed = false;
 			}
 		});
@@ -101,7 +108,11 @@ public static void checkpointDeadlock() {
 
 		try {
 			System.out.println("Pre-checkpoint");
+			CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("Pre-checkpoint with testResult.lockStatus = "
+					+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
 			CRIUTestUtils.checkPointJVM(criuSupport, path, true);
+			CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("Post-restore with testResult.lockStatus = "
+					+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
 			testResult.testPassed = false;
 		} catch (JVMCheckpointException e) {
 			/*
@@ -122,10 +133,18 @@ public static void checkpointDeadlock() {
 				at java.base/openj9.internal.criu.InternalCRIUSupport.lambda$registerCheckpointHookHelper$2(InternalCRIUSupport.java:697)
 			*/
 			if (!e.getCause().getCause().getMessage().contains("Blocking operation is not allowed in CRIU single thread mode")) {
+				CRIUTestUtils.showThreadCurrentTime("checkpointDeadlock test failed with testResult.lockStatus = "
+						+ testResult.lockStatus.get());
 				testResult.testPassed = false;
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
 		}
+		testResult.lockStatus.set(3);
+		try {
+			t1.join();
+		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 
 		if (testResult.testPassed) {
 			System.out.println("TEST PASSED");