diff --git a/Src/exec.c b/Src/exec.c
index f2911807c..77763f536 100644
--- a/Src/exec.c
+++ b/Src/exec.c
@@ -5962,10 +5962,17 @@ doshfunc(Shfunc shfunc, LinkList doshargs, int noreturnval)
 	    sticky = funcsave->sticky;
 	} else if (isset(LOCALOPTIONS)) {
 	    /* restore all shell options except PRIVILEGED and RESTRICTED */
+#ifdef MULTIBYTE_SUPPORT
+	    int flip_multibyte = opts[MULTIBYTE];
+#endif
 	    funcsave->opts[PRIVILEGED] = opts[PRIVILEGED];
 	    funcsave->opts[RESTRICTED] = opts[RESTRICTED];
 	    memcpy(opts, funcsave->opts, sizeof(opts));
 	    emulation = funcsave->emulation;
+#ifdef MULTIBYTE_SUPPORT
+	    if (flip_multibyte != opts[MULTIBYTE])
+		inittyptab();
+#endif
 	} else {
 	    /* just restore a couple. */
 	    opts[XTRACE] = funcsave->opts[XTRACE];