--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/text/MessageFormat.java	Mon Aug 23 14:14:52 2010 +0900
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/text/MessageFormat.java	Tue Aug 31 11:27:10 2010 -0700
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
      * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
      */
     public MessageFormat(String pattern) {
-        this.locale = Locale.getDefault();
+        this.locale = Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT);
         applyPattern(pattern);
     }