--- old/libbb/lineedit.c	2008/09/27 01:28:56	23530
+++ new/libbb/lineedit.c	2008/11/02 00:41:05	23898
@@ -1412,7 +1412,8 @@
 	if ((state->flags & SAVE_HISTORY) && state->hist_file)
 		load_history(state->hist_file);
 #endif
-	state->cur_history = state->cnt_history;
+	if (state->flags & DO_HISTORY)
+		state->cur_history = state->cnt_history;
 
 	/* prepare before init handlers */
 	cmdedit_y = 0;  /* quasireal y, not true if line > xt*yt */