--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/api/JavacTaskImpl.java	Wed Mar 23 14:40:18 2011 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/api/JavacTaskImpl.java	Thu Mar 24 16:14:30 2011 -0700
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         if (taskListener != null)
             context.put(TaskListener.class, wrap(taskListener));
         //initialize compiler's default locale
-        JavacMessages.instance(context).setCurrentLocale(locale);
+        context.put(Locale.class, locale);
     }
     // where
     private TaskListener wrap(final TaskListener tl) {