diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c
index 1cc15966843b..ceca60ca6a11 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/nvdisc.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ Namfun_t *nv_disc(register Namval_t *np, register Namfun_t* fp, int mode)
 			if(lp && !lp->disc)
 				fp->next = lp;
 			else
-				fp->next = 0;
+				fp->next = *lpp;
 		}
 		else
 		{