--- bash-3.0/builtins/setattr.def.setlocale	2005-08-08 12:22:42.000000000 +0100

+++ bash-3.0/builtins/setattr.def	2005-08-08 12:25:16.000000000 +0100

@@ -423,4 +423,7 @@

   if (var && (exported_p (var) || (attribute & att_exported)))

     array_needs_making++;	/* XXX */

+

+  if (var)

+    stupidly_hack_special_variables (name);

 }