diff --git a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/ByteVector.java b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/ByteVector.java
index 64d8e3a8252..36609807774 100644
--- a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/ByteVector.java
+++ b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/ByteVector.java
@@ -4105,7 +4105,6 @@ public abstract class ByteVector extends AbstractVector<Byte> {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /*package-private*/
     @Override
     @ForceInline
     final
diff --git a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/X-Vector.java.template b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/X-Vector.java.template
index 03883cf3e8a..48d6ed762be 100644
--- a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/X-Vector.java.template
+++ b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/X-Vector.java.template
@@ -5393,6 +5393,22 @@ public abstract class $abstractvectortype$ extends AbstractVector<$Boxtype$> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @ForceInline
+    final
+    $abstractvectortype$ swapIfNeeded(AbstractSpecies<?> srcSpecies) {
+#if[byte]
+        return this;
+#else[byte]
+        int subLanesPerSrc = subLanesToSwap(srcSpecies);
+        if (subLanesPerSrc < 0) {
+            return this;
+        }
+        VectorShuffle<$Boxtype$> shuffle = normalizeSubLanesForSpecies(this.vspecies(), subLanesPerSrc);
+        return ($abstractvectortype$) this.rearrange(shuffle);
+#end[byte]
+    }
+
     static final int ARRAY_SHIFT =
         31 - Integer.numberOfLeadingZeros(Unsafe.ARRAY_$TYPE$_INDEX_SCALE);
     static final long ARRAY_BASE =