diff -rupN INIT.2011-02-08.clean/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c INIT.2011-02-08/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c
--- INIT.2011-02-08.clean/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c	2012-05-02 01:59:48.571110152 -0700
+++ INIT.2011-02-08/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/macro.c	2012-05-02 02:05:56.082206972 -0700
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ retry1:
 				stkseek(stkp,stktell(stkp)-2);
 				nv_local = 1;
 			}
-			else
+			else if (type != M_VNAME)
 			{
 				stkseek(stkp,stktell(stkp)-1);
 				type = M_TREE;
diff -rupN INIT.2011-02-08.clean/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvtree.c INIT.2011-02-08/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvtree.c
--- INIT.2011-02-08.clean/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvtree.c	2012-05-02 01:59:52.497548227 -0700
+++ INIT.2011-02-08/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvtree.c	2012-05-02 02:07:16.084944399 -0700
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ Namfun_t *nv_isvtree(Namval_t *np)
  */
 char *nv_getvtree(register Namval_t *np, Namfun_t *fp)
 {
-	int flags=0, dsize=fp->dsize;
+	int flags=0;
 	for(; fp && fp->next; fp=fp->next)
 	{
 		if(fp->next->disc && (fp->next->disc->getnum || fp->next->disc->getval))
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ char *nv_getvtree(register Namval_t *np,
 		nv_offattr(np,NV_EXPORT);
 	if(flags |= nv_isattr(np,NV_TABLE))
 		nv_offattr(np,NV_TABLE);
-	if(dsize && (flags&NV_EXPORT))
+	if( (fp) && (fp->dsize) && (flags&NV_EXPORT))
 		return("()");
 	return(walk_tree(np,(Namval_t*)0,flags));
 }