diff --git a/bash-4.1-intr.dif b/bash-4.1-intr.dif
index 9601585e..56ad467f 100644
--- a/bash-4.1-intr.dif
+++ b/bash-4.1-intr.dif
@@ -145,3 +145,14 @@
  }
  
  #ifdef USING_BASH_MALLOC
+--- builtins/read.def
++++ builtins/read.def	2010-03-02 16:24:59.070362886 +0000
+@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ read_builtin (list)
+ 	     input_string.  We want to run all the rest and use input_string,
+ 	     so we have to remove it from the stack. */
+ 	  remove_unwind_protect ();
++	  interrupt_immediately--;
++	  terminate_immediately = 0;
+ 	  run_unwind_frame ("read_builtin");
+ 	  input_string[i] = '\0';	/* make sure it's terminated */
+ 	  retval = 128+SIGALRM;
diff --git a/run-tests b/run-tests
index 9a113d80..f65ad34e 100644
--- a/run-tests
+++ b/run-tests
@@ -26,4 +26,18 @@ do
 	esac
 done
 
+trap 'rm -f $tmp' EXIT TERM INT QUIT
+tmp=$(mktemp /tmp/hello.XXXXXXXX) || exit 1
+echo '#!/bin/sh' > $tmp
+echo exit >> $tmp
+chmod 755 $tmp
+${THIS_SH} -c $tmp
+
+typeset -i count=500
+echo '#########################'
+echo 'fork + /bin/sh -c runtime'
+time while ((count-- > 0)) ; do
+	${THIS_SH} -c $tmp
+done
+echo '#########################'
 exit 0