diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/Mamfile b/src/cmd/ksh93/Mamfile
index 72a008f03..b39a86174 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/Mamfile
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/Mamfile
@@ -1080,7 +1080,6 @@ make install
 			done string.o generated
 			make streval.o
 				make sh/streval.c
-					prev include/defs.h implicit
 					prev FEATURE/externs implicit
 					prev ${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE}/stak.h implicit
 					prev ${PACKAGE_ast_INCLUDE}/error.h implicit
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
index 42e958538..c244c328d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ static void	print_times(struct timeval utime, struct timeval stime)
 	int st_min = stime.tv_sec / 60;
 	int st_sec = stime.tv_sec % 60;
 	int st_ms = stime.tv_usec / 1000;
-	char radix = GETDECIMAL(0);
-	sfprintf(sfstdout, "%dm%02d%c%03ds %dm%02d%c%03ds\n", ut_min, ut_sec, radix, ut_ms, st_min, st_sec, radix, st_ms);
+	sfprintf(sfstdout, "%dm%02d%c%03ds %dm%02d%c%03ds\n",
+		ut_min, ut_sec, sh.radixpoint, ut_ms, st_min, st_sec, sh.radixpoint, st_ms);
 }
 #if _lib_getrusage
 /* getrusage tends to have higher precision */
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/sleep.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/sleep.c
index 8c787b4c2..23f450b6c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/sleep.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/sleep.c
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ int	b_sleep(register int argc,char *argv[],Shbltin_t *context)
 			ns = 0;
 			if(*cp == 'P' || *cp == 'p')
 				ns = tmxdate(cp, &last, now);
-			else if(*last=='.' && sh.decomma && d==(unsigned long)d)
+			else if(*last=='.' && sh.radixpoint!='.' && d==(unsigned long)d)
 			{
-				*(pp=last) = ',';
+				*(pp=last) = sh.radixpoint;
 				if(!strchr(cp,'.'))
 					d = strtod(cp,&last);
 				*pp = '.';
 				if(*last==0)
 					goto skip;
 			}
-			else if(*last!='.' && *last!=',')
+			else if(*last!='.' && *last!=sh.radixpoint)
 			{
 				if(pp = sfprints("exact %s", cp))
 					ns = tmxdate(pp, &last, now);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/features/locale b/src/cmd/ksh93/features/locale
index 8221ef7e4..168185a6c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/features/locale
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/features/locale
@@ -32,14 +32,4 @@ cat{
 	#	endif /* LC_MESSAGES */
 	#   endif /* _hdr_locale */
 	#endif /* _PACKAGE_ast */
-	#ifdef _hdr_locale
-	#   ifdef _lib_localeconv
-		static struct lconv *lp;
-	#	define GETDECIMAL(x)  (((lp=localeconv()) && lp->decimal_point && *lp->decimal_point) ?  *lp->decimal_point : '.' )
-	#   else
-	#	define GETDECIMAL(x)	('.')
-	#   endif /* _lib_localeconv */
-	#else
-	#   define GETDECIMAL(x)	('.')
-	#endif /* _hdr_locale */
 }end
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
index 09f3d68a2..abf23a68b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/shell.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ struct Shell_s
 	char		subshare;	/* set when comsub==2 (shared-state ${ ...; } command substitution) */
 	char		toomany;	/* set when out of fd's */
 	char		instance;	/* in set_instance */
-	char		decomma;	/* decimal_point=',' */
+	char		radixpoint;	/* current radix point ('.' or ',') */
 	char		redir0;		/* redirect of 0 */
 	char		intrace;	/* set when trace expands PS4 */
 	char		*readscript;	/* set before reading a script */
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c
index b16ef009a..254be76e2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/arith.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ static Sfdouble_t arith(const char **ptr, struct lval *lvalue, int type, Sfdoubl
 		else
 		{
 			char	lastbase=0, *val = xp, oerrno = errno;
-			const char radix = GETDECIMAL(0);
 			lvalue->eflag = 0;
 			errno = 0;
 			if(!sh_isoption(sh.bltindata.bnode==SYSLET ? SH_LETOCTAL : SH_POSIX))
@@ -432,12 +431,12 @@ static Sfdouble_t arith(const char **ptr, struct lval *lvalue, int type, Sfdoubl
 				c='e';
 			else
 				c = *str;
-			if(c=='.' && radix!='.')
+			if(c=='.' && sh.radixpoint!='.')
 			{
 				errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_exit(1),"%s: radix point '.' requires LC_NUMERIC=C",val);
 				UNREACHABLE();
 			}
-			if(c==radix || c=='e' || c == 'E' || lastbase == 16 && (c == 'p' || c == 'P'))
+			if(c==sh.radixpoint || c=='e' || c == 'E' || lastbase == 16 && (c == 'p' || c == 'P'))
 			{
 				lvalue->isfloat=1;
 				r = strtold(val,&str);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c
index f029b6c7d..570571f64 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/init.c
@@ -428,6 +428,17 @@ static void put_cdpath(register Namval_t* np,const char *val,int flags,Namfun_t
 	sh.cdpathlist = (void*)path_addpath((Pathcomp_t*)sh.cdpathlist,val,PATH_CDPATH);
 }
 
+static void init_radixpoint(void)
+{
+#if _hdr_locale && _lib_localeconv
+	struct lconv *lp;
+	if((lp = localeconv()) && lp->decimal_point && *lp->decimal_point)
+		sh.radixpoint = *lp->decimal_point;
+	else
+#endif
+		sh.radixpoint = '.';
+}
+
 #ifdef _hdr_locale
     /* Trap for the LC_* and LANG variables */
     static void put_lang(Namval_t* np,const char *val,int flags,Namfun_t *fp)
@@ -474,6 +485,8 @@ static void put_cdpath(register Namval_t* np,const char *val,int flags,Namfun_t
 		}
 	}
 	nv_putv(np, val, flags, fp);
+	if(type==LC_ALL || type==LC_NUMERIC)
+		init_radixpoint();
 	if(CC_NATIVE!=CC_ASCII && (type==LC_ALL || type==LC_LANG || type==LC_CTYPE))
 	{
 		if(sh_lexstates[ST_BEGIN]!=sh_lexrstates[ST_BEGIN])
@@ -1454,8 +1467,7 @@ Shell_t *sh_init(register int argc,register char *argv[], Shinit_f userinit)
 		}
 		if(beenhere==1)
 		{
-			struct lconv*	lc;
-			sh.decomma = (lc=localeconv()) && lc->decimal_point && *lc->decimal_point==',';
+			init_radixpoint();
 			beenhere = 2;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c
index 252ffbaac..3e0ea806a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/streval.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include	<error.h>
 #include	<stak.h>
 #include	"FEATURE/externs"
-#include	"defs.h"	/* for sh.decomma */
 
 #ifndef ERROR_dictionary
 #   define ERROR_dictionary(s)	(s)
@@ -513,7 +512,7 @@ static int gettok(register struct vars *vp)
 			vp->nextchr--;
 			break;
 		    case A_COMMA:
-			if(sh.decomma && (c=peekchr(vp))>='0' && c<='9')
+			if(sh.radixpoint==',' && (c=peekchr(vp))>='0' && c<='9')
 			{
 				op = A_DIG;
 		    		goto keep;
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c
index 474961b93..272051e9e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/xec.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static void l_time(Sfio_t *outfile,register clock_t t,int precision)
 	if(hr)
 		sfprintf(outfile,"%dh",hr);
 	if(precision)
-		sfprintf(outfile,"%dm%02d%c%0*ds",min,sec,GETDECIMAL(0),precision,frac);
+		sfprintf(outfile,"%dm%02d%c%0*ds",min,sec,sh.radixpoint,precision,frac);
 	else
 		sfprintf(outfile,"%dm%02ds",min,sec);
 }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static void p_time(Sfio_t *out, const char *format, clock_t *tm)
 			for(n = 3 + (3 - precision); n > 0; --n)
 				frac /= 10;
 			if(precision)
-				sfprintf(stkp, "%d%c%0*d", tvp->tv_sec, GETDECIMAL(0), precision, frac);
+				sfprintf(stkp, "%d%c%0*d", tvp->tv_sec, sh.radixpoint, precision, frac);
 			else
 				sfprintf(stkp, "%d", tvp->tv_sec);
 		}