1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 7cad34511..878c76da4 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -13486,7 +13486,7 @@ init(void)
                          * variable called something other than PATH.  This suggests we
                          * haven't been invoked from an earlier instance of BusyBox.
                          */
-                        char *start, *end;
+                        char *start, *end, *s;
                         struct passwd *pw;
 
                         for (envp = environ; envp && *envp; envp++) {
@@ -13503,16 +13503,16 @@ init(void)
                                         continue;
                                 }
 
-                                /* convert backslashes to forward slashes */
+                                /* convert backslashes to forward slashes in value */
                                 if (!xp) {
-                                        for ( ++end; *end; ++end ) {
-                                                if ( *end == '\\' ) {
-                                                        *end = '/';
+                                        for ( s=end+1; *s; ++s ) {
+                                                if ( *s == '\\' ) {
+                                                        *s = '/';
                                                 }
                                         }
                                 }
 
-                                /* check for invalid characters */
+                                /* check for invalid characters in name */
                                 for (start = *envp;start < end;start++) {
                                         if (!isdigit(*start) && !isalpha(*start) && *start != '_') {
                                                 break;