1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 90fb00fbd..c5ad96909 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -6746,6 +6746,14 @@ varvalue(char *name, int varflags, int flags, struct strlist *var_str_list)
                 len = strlen(p);
                 if (!(subtype == VSPLUS || subtype == VSLENGTH))
                         memtodest(p, len, syntax, quotes);
+#if ENABLE_UNICODE_SUPPORT
+                if (subtype == VSLENGTH && len > 0) {
+                        reinit_unicode_for_ash();
+                        if (unicode_status == UNICODE_ON) {
+                                len = unicode_strlen(p);
+                        }
+                }
+#endif
                 return len;
         }
 
@@ -6829,15 +6837,7 @@ evalvar(char *p, int flags, struct strlist *var_str_list)
                 varunset(p, var, 0, 0);
 
         if (subtype == VSLENGTH) {
-                ssize_t n = varlen;
-                if (n > 0) {
-                        reinit_unicode_for_ash();
-                        if (unicode_status == UNICODE_ON) {
-                                const char *val = lookupvar(var);
-                                n = unicode_strlen(val);
-                        }
-                }
-                cvtnum(n > 0 ? n : 0);
+                cvtnum(varlen > 0 ? varlen : 0);
                 goto record;
         }