diff --git a/src/test/csrc/common/ram.cpp b/src/test/csrc/common/ram.cpp
index 289764cbf..3923541dd 100644
--- a/src/test/csrc/common/ram.cpp
+++ b/src/test/csrc/common/ram.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,13 @@ void LinearizedFootprintsMemory::save_linear_memory(const char *filename) {
   out_file.close();
 }
 
+void overwrite_ram(const char *gcpt_restore, uint64_t overwrite_nbytes) {
+  InputReader *reader = new FileReader(gcpt_restore);
+  int overwrite_size = reader->read_all(simMemory->as_ptr(), overwrite_nbytes);
+  Info("Overwrite %d bytes from file %s.\n", overwrite_size, gcpt_restore);
+  delete reader;
+}
+
 #ifdef WITH_DRAMSIM3
 void dramsim3_init() {
 #if !defined(DRAMSIM3_CONFIG) || !defined(DRAMSIM3_OUTDIR)
diff --git a/src/test/csrc/common/ram.h b/src/test/csrc/common/ram.h
index 1a5972d96..8e549c747 100644
--- a/src/test/csrc/common/ram.h
+++ b/src/test/csrc/common/ram.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class LinearizedFootprintsMemory : public FootprintsMemory {
 extern SimMemory *simMemory;
 // This is to initialize the common mmap RAM
 void init_ram(const char *image, uint64_t n_bytes);
+void overwrite_ram(const char *gcpt_restore, uint64_t overwrite_nbytes);
 
 #ifdef WITH_DRAMSIM3
 
diff --git a/src/test/csrc/vcs/vcs_main.cpp b/src/test/csrc/vcs/vcs_main.cpp
index 9bb85eb06..0e0237818 100644
--- a/src/test/csrc/vcs/vcs_main.cpp
+++ b/src/test/csrc/vcs/vcs_main.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
 static bool has_reset = false;
 static char bin_file[256] = "/dev/zero";
 static char *flash_bin_file = NULL;
+static char *gcpt_restore_bin = NULL;
 static bool enable_difftest = true;
 static uint64_t max_instrs = 0;
 static char *workload_list = NULL;
+static uint64_t overwrite_nbytes = 0xe00;
 
 enum {
   SIMV_RUN,
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ extern "C" void set_flash_bin(char *s) {
   strcpy(flash_bin_file, s);
 }
 
+extern "C" void set_gcpt_bin(char *s) {
+  gcpt_restore_bin = (char *)malloc(256);
+  strcpy(gcpt_restore_bin, s);
+}
+
 extern "C" void set_max_instrs(uint64_t mc) {
   printf("set max instrs: %lu\n", mc);
   max_instrs = mc;
@@ -117,6 +124,9 @@ extern "C" uint8_t simv_init() {
     init_goldenmem();
     init_nemuproxy(DEFAULT_EMU_RAM_SIZE);
   }
+  if (gcpt_restore_bin != NULL) {
+    overwrite_ram(gcpt_restore_bin, overwrite_nbytes);
+  }
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/csrc/verilator/emu.cpp b/src/test/csrc/verilator/emu.cpp
index ec2421d2d..aa55cb5ac 100644
--- a/src/test/csrc/verilator/emu.cpp
+++ b/src/test/csrc/verilator/emu.cpp
@@ -382,10 +382,7 @@ Emulator::Emulator(int argc, const char *argv[])
   }
 
   if (args.gcpt_restore) {
-    InputReader *reader = new FileReader(args.gcpt_restore);
-    int overwrite_size = reader->read_all(simMemory->as_ptr(), args.overwrite_nbytes);
-    Info("Overwrite %d bytes from file %s.\n", overwrite_size, args.gcpt_restore);
-    delete reader;
+    overwrite_ram(args.gcpt_restore, args.overwrite_nbytes);
   }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_CHISEL_DB
diff --git a/src/test/vsrc/vcs/top.v b/src/test/vsrc/vcs/top.v
index 9dae5db99..3f05390c0 100644
--- a/src/test/vsrc/vcs/top.v
+++ b/src/test/vsrc/vcs/top.v
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module tb_top();
 `ifndef TB_NO_DPIC
 import "DPI-C" function void set_bin_file(string bin);
 import "DPI-C" function void set_flash_bin(string bin);
+import "DPI-C" function void set_gcpt_bin(string bin);
 import "DPI-C" function void set_diff_ref_so(string diff_so);
 import "DPI-C" function void set_no_diff();
 import "DPI-C" function byte simv_init();
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ wire [`CONFIG_DIFFTEST_STEPWIDTH - 1:0] difftest_step;
 
 string bin_file;
 string flash_bin_file;
+string gcpt_bin_file;
 string wave_type;
 string diff_ref_so;
 string workload_list;
@@ -126,6 +128,11 @@ initial begin
     $value$plusargs("flash=%s", flash_bin_file);
     set_flash_bin(flash_bin_file);
   end
+  // overwrite gcpt on ram: bin file
+  if ($test$plusargs("gcpt-restore")) begin
+    $value$plusargs("gcpt-restore=%s", gcpt_bin_file);
+    set_gcpt_bin(gcpt_bin_file);
+  end
   // diff-test golden model: nemu-so
   if ($test$plusargs("diff")) begin
     $value$plusargs("diff=%s", diff_ref_so);