--- sh.func.c.orig	Sat Sep 19 01:09:11 1998
+++ sh.func.c	Sat Sep 26 19:23:40 1998
@@ -1286,6 +1286,9 @@
     struct command *c;
 {
     Char   *vp, *lp;
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+    static int catclosed = 0;
+#endif
 
     USE(c);
     if (*++v == 0) {
@@ -1337,7 +1340,15 @@
 #  ifdef LC_MESSAGES
 	(void) setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, "");
 #  endif /* LC_MESSAGES */
+# ifdef __FreeBSD__  
+	/* This code is to avoid bug. */
+	if (catclosed)
+	    (void) catclose(catd);
+	else
+	    catclosed = 1;
+# else 
 	(void) catclose(catd);
+# endif /* __FreeBSD__ */
 	nlsinit();
 # endif /* NLS_CATALOGS */
 # ifdef LC_CTYPE