diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index bea24601c..fd2fc9f23 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ struct globals_misc {
 	volatile /*sig_atomic_t*/ smallint pending_int; /* 1 = got SIGINT */
 	volatile /*sig_atomic_t*/ smallint got_sigchld; /* 1 = got SIGCHLD */
 	volatile /*sig_atomic_t*/ smallint pending_sig;	/* last pending signal */
-	smallint exception_type; /* kind of exception (0..5) */
-	/* exceptions */
+	smallint exception_type; /* kind of exception: */
 #define EXINT 0         /* SIGINT received */
 #define EXERROR 1       /* a generic error */
-#define EXEXIT 4        /* exit the shell */
+#define EXEND 3         /* exit the shell */
+#define EXEXIT 4        /* exit the shell via exitcmd */
 
 	char nullstr[1];        /* zero length string */
 
@@ -8237,7 +8237,7 @@ static void shellexec(char *prog, char **argv, const char *path, int idx)
 	exitstatus = exerrno;
 	TRACE(("shellexec failed for %s, errno %d, suppress_int %d\n",
 		prog, e, suppress_int));
-	ash_msg_and_raise(EXEXIT, "%s: %s", prog, errmsg(e, "not found"));
+	ash_msg_and_raise(EXEND, "%s: %s", prog, errmsg(e, "not found"));
 	/* NOTREACHED */
 }
 
@@ -9291,9 +9291,9 @@ evaltree(union node *n, int flags)
 	dotrap();
 
 	if (checkexit & status)
-		raise_exception(EXEXIT);
+		raise_exception(EXEND);
 	if (flags & EV_EXIT)
-		raise_exception(EXEXIT);
+		raise_exception(EXEND);
 
 	popstackmark(&smark);
 	TRACE(("leaving evaltree (no interrupts)\n"));
@@ -14146,6 +14146,47 @@ ulimitcmd(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
 /* ============ main() and helpers */
 
+/*
+ * This routine is called when an error or an interrupt occurs in an
+ * interactive shell and control is returned to the main command loop
+ * but prior to exitshell.
+ */
+static void
+exitreset(void)
+{
+	/* from eval.c: */
+	if (savestatus >= 0) {
+		if (exception_type == EXEXIT || evalskip == SKIPFUNCDEF)
+			exitstatus = savestatus;
+		savestatus = -1;
+	}
+	evalskip = 0;
+	loopnest = 0;
+
+	/* from expand.c: */
+	ifsfree();
+
+	/* from redir.c: */
+	unwindredir(NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This routine is called when an error or an interrupt occurs in an
+ * interactive shell and control is returned to the main command loop.
+ * (In dash, this function is auto-generated by build machinery).
+ */
+static void
+reset(void)
+{
+	/* from input.c: */
+	g_parsefile->left_in_buffer = 0;
+	g_parsefile->left_in_line = 0;      /* clear input buffer */
+	popallfiles();
+
+	/* from var.c: */
+	unwindlocalvars(NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Called to exit the shell.
  */
@@ -14169,15 +14210,17 @@ exitshell(void)
 		trap[0] = NULL;
 		evalskip = 0;
 		evalstring(p, 0);
+		evalskip = SKIPFUNCDEF;
 		/*free(p); - we'll exit soon */
 	}
  out:
+	exitreset();
 	/* dash wraps setjobctl(0) in "if (setjmp(loc.loc) == 0) {...}".
 	 * our setjobctl(0) does not panic if tcsetpgrp fails inside it.
 	 */
 	setjobctl(0);
 	flush_stdout_stderr();
-	_exit(savestatus);
+	_exit(exitstatus);
 	/* NOTREACHED */
 }
 
@@ -14337,46 +14380,6 @@ read_profile(const char *name)
 	popfile();
 }
 
-/*
- * This routine is called when an error or an interrupt occurs in an
- * interactive shell and control is returned to the main command loop
- * but prior to exitshell.
- */
-static void
-exitreset(void)
-{
-	/* from eval.c: */
-	evalskip = 0;
-	loopnest = 0;
-	if (savestatus >= 0) {
-		exitstatus = savestatus;
-		savestatus = -1;
-	}
-
-	/* from expand.c: */
-	ifsfree();
-
-	/* from redir.c: */
-	unwindredir(NULL);
-}
-
-/*
- * This routine is called when an error or an interrupt occurs in an
- * interactive shell and control is returned to the main command loop.
- * (In dash, this function is auto-generated by build machinery).
- */
-static void
-reset(void)
-{
-	/* from input.c: */
-	g_parsefile->left_in_buffer = 0;
-	g_parsefile->left_in_line = 0;      /* clear input buffer */
-	popallfiles();
-
-	/* from var.c: */
-	unwindlocalvars(NULL);
-}
-
 #if PROFILE
 static short profile_buf[16384];
 extern int etext();
@@ -14424,7 +14427,7 @@ int ash_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
 		e = exception_type;
 		s = state;
-		if (e == EXEXIT || s == 0 || iflag == 0 || shlvl) {
+		if (e == EXEND || e == EXEXIT || s == 0 || iflag == 0 || shlvl) {
 			exitshell();
 		}