diff --git a/solr/bin/solr b/solr/bin/solr
index 0c0dc007e48..6df002eaf22 100755
--- a/solr/bin/solr
+++ b/solr/bin/solr
@@ -1051,26 +1051,9 @@ if [[ -n ${SOLR_DATA_HOME:-} ]] && [ ! -e "$SOLR_DATA_HOME" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Establish default GC logging opts if no env var set (otherwise init to sensible default)
+# Establish default GC logging opts if no env var set
 if [ -z "${GC_LOG_OPTS}" ]; then
-  GC_LOG_OPTS=('-Xlog:gc*')
-fi
-
-# if verbose gc logging enabled, setup the location of the log file and rotation
-if [ "${#GC_LOG_OPTS[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
-  if [ "$JAVA_VENDOR" == "OpenJ9" ]; then
-    GC_LOG_OPTS+=("-Xverbosegclog:$SOLR_LOGS_DIR/solr_gc.log" '-XX:+UseGCLogFileRotation' '-XX:NumberOfGCLogFiles=9' '-XX:GCLogFileSize=20M')
-  else
-    # https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/158
-    for i in "${!GC_LOG_OPTS[@]}";
-    do
-      # for simplicity, we only look at the prefix '-Xlog:gc'
-      # (if 'all' or multiple tags are used starting with anything other then 'gc' the user is on their own)
-      # if a single additional ':' exists in param, then there is already an explicit output specifier
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2001
-      GC_LOG_OPTS[$i]=$(echo "${GC_LOG_OPTS[$i]}" | sed "s|^\(-Xlog:gc[^:]*$\)|\1:file=$SOLR_LOGS_DIR/solr_gc.log:time,uptime:filecount=9,filesize=20M|")
-    done
-  fi
+  GC_LOG_OPTS=("-Xlog:gc*:file=$SOLR_LOGS_DIR/solr_gc.log:time,level,tags:filecount=9,filesize=20M")
 fi
 
 if [ "${SOLR_MODE:-}" == 'solrcloud' ]; then
diff --git a/solr/bin/solr.cmd b/solr/bin/solr.cmd
index 7541e2183ac..b153b4bb086 100755
--- a/solr/bin/solr.cmd
+++ b/solr/bin/solr.cmd
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ REM Add vector optimizations module
 set SCRIPT_SOLR_OPTS=%SCRIPT_SOLR_OPTS% --add-modules jdk.incubator.vector
 
 IF "%GC_LOG_OPTS%"=="" (
-  set GC_LOG_OPTS="-Xlog:gc*"
+  set GC_LOG_OPTS="-Xlog:gc*:file=!SOLR_LOGS_DIR!\solr_gc.log:time,level,tags:filecount=9,filesize=20M"
 )
 
 IF "%verbose%"=="1" (
diff --git a/solr/bin/solr.in.cmd b/solr/bin/solr.in.cmd
index ac058eae131..60a16216c44 100755
--- a/solr/bin/solr.in.cmd
+++ b/solr/bin/solr.in.cmd
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ REM Increase Java Min/Max Heap as needed to support your indexing / query needs
 REM set SOLR_JAVA_MEM=-Xms512m -Xmx512m
 
 REM Configure verbose GC logging:
-REM For Java 8: if this is set, additional params will be added to specify the log file & rotation
-REM For Java 9 or higher: GC_LOG_OPTS is currently not supported unless you are using OpenJ9. Otherwise if you set it, the startup script will exit with failure.
-REM set GC_LOG_OPTS=-verbose:gc -XX:+PrintHeapAtGC -XX:+PrintGCDetails -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps -XX:+PrintTenuringDistribution -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime
+REM Settings this value overrides the default configuration.
+REM set GC_LOG_OPTS=-Xlog:gc*:time,level,tags,heap,tenuring,stop:filecount=9,filesize=20M
 
 REM Various GC settings have shown to work well for a number of common Solr workloads.
 REM See solr.cmd GC_TUNE for the default list.
diff --git a/solr/bin/solr.in.sh b/solr/bin/solr.in.sh
index 9d83a48c1c2..1834f29668c 100644
--- a/solr/bin/solr.in.sh
+++ b/solr/bin/solr.in.sh
@@ -39,15 +39,9 @@
 #SOLR_JAVA_MEM="-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
 
 # Enable verbose GC logging...
-#  * If this is unset, various default options will be selected depending on which JVM version is in use
-#  * For Java 8: if this is set, additional params will be added to specify the log file & rotation
-#  * For Java 9 or higher: each included opt param that starts with '-Xlog:gc', but does not include an
-#    output specifier, will have a 'file' output specifier (as well as formatting & rollover options)
-#    appended, using the effective value of the SOLR_LOGS_DIR.
+# If this is unset, various default options will be selected depending on which JVM version is in use
 #
-#GC_LOG_OPTS='-Xlog:gc*'  # (Java 9+)
-#GC_LOG_OPTS="-verbose:gc -XX:+PrintHeapAtGC -XX:+PrintGCDetails \
-#  -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps -XX:+PrintGCTimeStamps -XX:+PrintTenuringDistribution -XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime"
+#GC_LOG_OPTS='-Xlog:gc*:time,level,tags,heap,tenuring,stop:filecount=9,filesize=20M'
 
 # These GC settings have shown to work well for a number of common Solr workloads
 #GC_TUNE=" \