diff -up ksh-20120801/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c.nomulti ksh-20120801/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c

--- ksh-20120801/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c.nomulti	2013-10-08 20:46:46.202471042 +0200

+++ ksh-20120801/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c	2013-10-08 20:46:57.912331483 +0200

@@ -1446,7 +1446,6 @@ Shell_t *sh_init(register int argc,regis

 #endif /* SHOPT_TIMEOUT */

 	/* initialize jobs table */

 	job_clear();

-	sh_onoption(SH_MULTILINE);

 	if(argc>0)

 	{

 		/* check for restricted shell */