1 --- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c	2013-01-28 01:37:27.339300867 -0800

     2 +++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c	2013-01-28 01:39:31.614342117 -0800

     3 @@ -278,8 +278,11 @@

     4  static void put_history(register Namval_t* np,const char *val,int flags,Namfun_t *fp)

     5  {

     6  	Shell_t *shp = nv_shell(np);

     7 -	void 	*histopen = shp->gd->hist_ptr;

     8 +	void 	*histopen = NULL;

     9  	char	*cp;

    10 +	if( shp ) { 

    11 +	    histopen = shp->gd->hist_ptr; 

    12 +	}

    13  	if(val && histopen)

    14  	{

    15  		if(np==HISTFILE && (cp=nv_getval(np)) && strcmp(val,cp)==0)