diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/alarm.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/alarm.c
index 5d152cc16..40e008776 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/alarm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/alarm.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
  * > happen is that the trap is marked for execution (sh_trapnote) and run after
  * > the current command completes.  The time trap should wake up the shell if
  * > it is blocked and it should return and then handle the trap.
- *
- * When that is done, the save_ifstable workaround can probably be removed.
  */
 
 #include	"defs.h"
@@ -153,12 +151,7 @@ void	sh_timetraps(Shell_t *shp)
 			{
 				tp->flags &= ~L_FLAG;
 				if(tp->action)
-				{
-					char	save_ifstable[256];
-					memcpy(save_ifstable,shp->ifstable,sizeof(save_ifstable));
 					sh_fun(tp->action,tp->node,(char**)0);
-					memcpy(shp->ifstable,save_ifstable,sizeof(save_ifstable));
-				}
 				tp->flags &= ~L_FLAG;
 				if(!tp->flags)
 				{
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh
index ebbb94aaf..861a65aea 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/builtins.sh
@@ -996,11 +996,11 @@ done 3< <(builtin)
 if	(builtin alarm) 2>/dev/null
 then	got=$( { "$SHELL" -c '
 		builtin alarm
-		alarm -r alarm_handler +.001
+		alarm -r alarm_handler +.005
 		i=0
 		function alarm_handler.alarm
 		{
-			let "(++i) > 100" && exit
+			let "(++i) > 20" && exit
 		}
 		while :; do
 			echo cargo,odds and ends,jetsam,junk,wreckage,castoffs,sea-drift