--- variables.cold	2015-01-16 13:53:13.817363093 +0100

+++ variables.c	2015-01-16 13:57:41.839425969 +0100

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ initialize_shell_variables (env, privmod

 	  /* Don't import function names that are invalid identifiers from the

 	     environment, though we still allow them to be defined as shell

 	     variables. */

-	  if (legal_identifier (temp_name))

+	  if (absolute_program (temp_name) == 0 && (posixly_correct == 0 || legal_identifier (temp_name)))

 	    parse_and_execute (temp_string, temp_name,

 			       SEVAL_NONINT|SEVAL_NOHIST|SEVAL_FUNCDEF|SEVAL_ONECMD);