diff --git a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibrary.java b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibrary.java
index 823cebd85a9..59697733d86 100644
--- a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibrary.java
+++ b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibrary.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import jdk.internal.vm.vector.VectorSupport;
 
 import java.lang.foreign.MemorySegment;
 import java.lang.foreign.SymbolLookup;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.function.IntFunction;
 
 import static jdk.incubator.vector.Util.requires;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ import static jdk.internal.vm.vector.Utils.debug;
             String elemType = (vspecies.elementType() == float.class ? "f" : "");
             boolean isFloatVector64 = (vspecies.elementType() == float.class) && (vspecies.length() == 2); // FloatVector64 or FloatVectorMax
             int vlen = (isFloatVector64 ? 4 : vspecies.length()); // reuse 128-bit variant for 64-bit float vectors
-            return String.format("__jsvml_%s%s%d_ha_%s", op.operatorName(), elemType, vlen, suffix);
+            return String.format(Locale.ROOT, "__jsvml_%s%s%d_ha_%s", op.operatorName(), elemType, vlen, suffix);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ import static jdk.internal.vm.vector.Utils.debug;
             boolean isFloatVector64 = (vspecies.elementType() == float.class) && (vspecies.length() == 2); // FloatVector64 or FloatVectorMax
             int vlen = (isFloatVector64 ? 4 : vspecies.length()); // reuse 128-bit variant for 64-bit float vectors
             boolean isShapeAgnostic = isRISCV64() || (isAARCH64() && vspecies.vectorBitSize() > 128);
-            return String.format("%s%s%s_%s%s", op.operatorName(),
+            return String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%s%s%s_%s%s", op.operatorName(),
                                  (vspecies.elementType() == float.class ? "f" : "d"),
                                  (isShapeAgnostic ? "x" : Integer.toString(vlen)),
                                  precisionLevel(op),
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibraryLocaleTest.java b/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibraryLocaleTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c093df397e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMathLibraryLocaleTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8382267
+ * @summary VectorMathLibrary symbol names must not use locale-sensitive formatting
+ * @modules jdk.incubator.vector
+ * @run main/othervm -ea -Duser.language=ar -Duser.country=SA VectorMathLibraryLocaleTest
+ */
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import jdk.incubator.vector.FloatVector;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorOperators;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorSpecies;
+
+public class VectorMathLibraryLocaleTest {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        assert !String.format("%d", 16).equals("16") : "expected non-ASCII digits for locale " + Locale.getDefault();
+
+        VectorSpecies<Float> species = FloatVector.SPECIES_PREFERRED;
+        FloatVector v = FloatVector.broadcast(species, 1.0f);
+
+        // Without the fix, this throws InternalError due to locale-mangled symbol name.
+        // The assertion below is just a sanity check on the result.
+        FloatVector result = v.lanewise(VectorOperators.EXP);
+        float expected = (float) Math.E;
+        for (int i = 0; i < species.length(); i++) {
+            assert result.lane(i) == expected : "lane " + i + ": expected " + expected + ", got " + result.lane(i);
+        }
+    }
+}