1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 04ba447b1..7a097c814 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -8960,6 +8960,9 @@ mklocal(char *name)
 			vp->flags |= VSTRFIXED|VTEXTFIXED;
 			if (eq)
 				setvareq(name, 0);
+			else
+				/* "local VAR" unsets VAR: */
+				setvar(name, NULL, 0);
 		}
 	}
 	lvp->vp = vp;