diff -up ksh-20100621/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c.origos ksh-20100621/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c
--- ksh-20100621/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c.origos	2011-08-10 16:31:47.063439621 +0200
+++ ksh-20100621/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c	2011-08-10 16:31:54.563459433 +0200
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ int job_post(pid_t pid, pid_t join)
 	job.pwlist = pw;
 	pw->p_env = sh.curenv;
 	pw->p_pid = pid;
-	if(!sh.outpipe || (sh_isoption(SH_PIPEFAIL) && job.waitall))
+	if(!sh.outpipe || (sh_isoption(SH_PIPEFAIL) && job.waitall) || sh.cpid==pid)
 		pw->p_flag = P_EXITSAVE;
 	pw->p_exitmin = sh.xargexit;
 	pw->p_exit = 0;