diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index a25d14de0..90496ba7e 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -12602,7 +12602,7 @@ parsesub: {
 			do {
 				STPUTC(c, out);
 				c = pgetc_eatbnl();
-			} while (isdigit(c));
+			} while (!subtype && isdigit(c));
 		} else if (c != '}') {
 			/* $[{[#]]<specialchar>[}] */
 			int cc = c;
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_10.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_10.right
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..675ab45f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_10.right
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Zero:0
+One:1
+Done:0
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_10.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_10.tests
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7364efb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_10.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set -- : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ten eleven
+echo Zero$10
+echo One$11
+echo Done:$?
diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-vars/var_10.right b/shell/hush_test/hush-vars/var_10.right
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..675ab45f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/hush_test/hush-vars/var_10.right
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Zero:0
+One:1
+Done:0
diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-vars/var_10.tests b/shell/hush_test/hush-vars/var_10.tests
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7364efb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/hush_test/hush-vars/var_10.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set -- : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ten eleven
+echo Zero$10
+echo One$11
+echo Done:$?