diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 9da3e956a..bbd730770 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -2327,9 +2327,11 @@ initvar(void)
 }
 
 static struct var **
-findvar(struct var **vpp, const char *name)
+findvar(const char *name)
 {
-	for (; *vpp; vpp = &(*vpp)->next) {
+	struct var **vpp;
+
+	for (vpp = hashvar(name); *vpp; vpp = &(*vpp)->next) {
 		if (varcmp((*vpp)->var_text, name) == 0) {
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2345,7 +2347,7 @@ lookupvar(const char *name)
 {
 	struct var *v;
 
-	v = *findvar(hashvar(name), name);
+	v = *findvar(name);
 	if (v) {
 #if ENABLE_ASH_RANDOM_SUPPORT || BASH_EPOCH_VARS
 	/*
@@ -2412,9 +2414,8 @@ setvareq(char *s, int flags)
 {
 	struct var *vp, **vpp;
 
-	vpp = hashvar(s);
 	flags |= (VEXPORT & (((unsigned) (1 - aflag)) - 1));
-	vpp = findvar(vpp, s);
+	vpp = findvar(s);
 	vp = *vpp;
 	if (vp) {
 		if ((vp->flags & (VREADONLY|VDYNAMIC)) == VREADONLY) {
@@ -9978,7 +9979,6 @@ static void
 mklocal(char *name, int flags)
 {
 	struct localvar *lvp;
-	struct var **vpp;
 	struct var *vp;
 	char *eq = strchr(name, '=');
 
@@ -10007,8 +10007,7 @@ mklocal(char *name, int flags)
 		lvp->text = memcpy(p, optlist, sizeof(optlist));
 		vp = NULL;
 	} else {
-		vpp = hashvar(name);
-		vp = *findvar(vpp, name);
+		vp = *findvar(name);
 		if (vp == NULL) {
 			/* variable did not exist yet */
 			if (eq)
@@ -14156,7 +14155,7 @@ exportcmd(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 				if (p != NULL) {
 					p++;
 				} else {
-					vp = *findvar(hashvar(name), name);
+					vp = *findvar(name);
 					if (vp) {
 						vp->flags = ((vp->flags | flag) & flag_off);
 						continue;