diff -rupN INIT.2011-02-08/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/subshell.c INIT.2011-02-08.clean/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/subshell.c
--- INIT.2011-02-08/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/subshell.c	2012-05-01 10:06:04.621554775 -0700
+++ INIT.2011-02-08.clean/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/subshell.c	2012-05-01 10:05:25.139965959 -0700
@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@ Namval_t *sh_assignok(register Namval_t 
 	/* don't bother with this */
 	if(!sp->shpwd || np==SH_LEVELNOD || np==L_ARGNOD || np==SH_SUBSCRNOD || np==SH_NAMENOD)
 		return(np);
-	/* don't bother to save if in newer scope */
-	if(sp->var!=shp->var_tree && shp->last_root==shp->var_tree)
-		return(np);
 	if((ap=nv_arrayptr(np)) && (mp=nv_opensub(np)))
 	{
 		shp->last_root = ap->table;