diff --git a/bin/sh/jobs.c b/bin/sh/jobs.c
index 2475787c1da9..c46e526eab67 100644
--- a/bin/sh/jobs.c
+++ b/bin/sh/jobs.c
@@ -1008,9 +1008,11 @@ vforkexecshell(struct job *jp, char **argv, char **envp, const char *path, int i
 	pid_t pid;
 	struct jmploc jmploc;
 	struct jmploc *savehandler;
+	int inton;
 
 	TRACE(("vforkexecshell(%%%td, %s, %p) called\n", jp - jobtab, argv[0],
 	    (void *)pip));
+	inton = is_int_on();
 	INTOFF;
 	flushall();
 	savehandler = handler;
@@ -1045,7 +1047,7 @@ vforkexecshell(struct job *jp, char **argv, char **envp, const char *path, int i
 		setcurjob(jp);
 #endif
 	}
-	INTON;
+	SETINTON(inton);
 	TRACE(("In parent shell:  child = %d\n", (int)pid));
 	return pid;
 }
diff --git a/bin/sh/tests/execution/Makefile b/bin/sh/tests/execution/Makefile
index 983db692faff..526541d50994 100644
--- a/bin/sh/tests/execution/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/tests/execution/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		subshell2.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		subshell3.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		subshell4.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		unknown1.0
+${PACKAGE}FILES+=		unknown2.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		var-assign1.0
 
 .include <bsd.test.mk>
diff --git a/bin/sh/tests/execution/unknown2.0 b/bin/sh/tests/execution/unknown2.0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d316e01949f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/sh/tests/execution/unknown2.0
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+{
+	: $(/var/empty/nosuchtool) 
+	: $(:)
+} 2>/dev/null