diff --git a/bin/sh/eval.c b/bin/sh/eval.c
index 82e74b88bf0..8554943e889 100644
--- a/bin/sh/eval.c
+++ b/bin/sh/eval.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ evalcommand(union node *cmd, int flags, struct backcmd *backcmd)
 	/* Fork off a child process if necessary. */
 	if (cmd->ncmd.backgnd
 	 || (cmdentry.cmdtype == CMDNORMAL
-	    && ((flags & EV_EXIT) == 0 || Tflag))
+	    && ((flags & EV_EXIT) == 0 || have_traps()))
 	 || ((flags & EV_BACKCMD) != 0
 	    && (cmdentry.cmdtype != CMDBUILTIN
 		 || cmdentry.u.index == CDCMD
diff --git a/bin/sh/trap.c b/bin/sh/trap.c
index 099dc11bec6..a0cd0ba14cd 100644
--- a/bin/sh/trap.c
+++ b/bin/sh/trap.c
@@ -221,6 +221,21 @@ clear_traps(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Check if we have any traps enabled.
+ */
+int
+have_traps(void)
+{
+	char *volatile *tp;
+
+	for (tp = trap ; tp <= &trap[NSIG - 1] ; tp++) {
+		if (*tp && **tp)	/* trap not NULL or SIG_IGN */
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Set the signal handler for the specified signal.  The routine figures
  * out what it should be set to.
diff --git a/bin/sh/trap.h b/bin/sh/trap.h
index ccc1ffd4f4d..672ad08d481 100644
--- a/bin/sh/trap.h
+++ b/bin/sh/trap.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern volatile sig_atomic_t gotwinch;
 
 int trapcmd(int, char **);
 void clear_traps(void);
+int have_traps(void);
 void setsignal(int);
 void ignoresig(int);
 void onsig(int);