--- ./src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c.orig	2016-07-26 12:52:44.178281624 +0000
+++ ./src/cmd/ksh93/sh/jobs.c	2016-07-26 12:52:59.563281597 +0000
@@ -2071,6 +2071,10 @@ void job_fork(pid_t parent)
 		job_lock();
 		jobfork++;
 		break;
+	case -2:
+		jobfork--;
+		job_unlock();
+		break;
 	case 0:
 		jobfork=0;
 		job_unlock();
--- ./src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c.orig	2016-07-26 12:52:37.322281636 +0000
+++ ./src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c	2016-07-26 12:55:37.097281318 +0000
@@ -3952,6 +3952,7 @@ static pid_t sh_ntfork(Shell_t *shp,cons
 #   endif /* !_lib_fork */
 	sh_pushcontext(shp,buffp,SH_JMPCMD);
 	errorpush(&buffp->err,ERROR_SILENT);
+	job_lock();		/* errormsg will unlock */
 	jmpval = sigsetjmp(buffp->buff,0);
 	if(jmpval == 0)
 	{
@@ -4050,7 +4051,7 @@ static pid_t sh_ntfork(Shell_t *shp,cons
 		}
 	fail:
 		if(jobfork && spawnpid<0) 
-			job_fork(0);
+			job_fork(-2);
 		if(spawnpid < 0) switch(errno=shp->path_err)
 		{
 		    case ENOENT:
@@ -4058,6 +4059,7 @@ static pid_t sh_ntfork(Shell_t *shp,cons
 		    default:
 			errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_system(ERROR_NOEXEC),e_exec+4);
 		}
+		job_unlock();
 	}
 	else
 		exitset();