diff --git a/check.t b/check.t
index 518e09f..a09e85e 100644
--- a/check.t
+++ b/check.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $MirOS: src/bin/mksh/check.t,v 1.600 2013/03/24 00:56:19 tg Exp $
+# $MirOS: src/bin/mksh/check.t,v 1.601 2013/03/24 15:01:46 tg Exp $
 # $OpenBSD: bksl-nl.t,v 1.2 2001/01/28 23:04:56 niklas Exp $
 # $OpenBSD: history.t,v 1.5 2001/01/28 23:04:56 niklas Exp $
 # $OpenBSD: read.t,v 1.3 2003/03/10 03:48:16 david Exp $
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/tools/regression/bin/test/regress.sh?rev=HEAD
 
 expected-stdout:
-	@(#)MIRBSD KSH R44 2013/03/23
+	@(#)MIRBSD KSH R44 2013/03/24
 description:
 	Check version of shell.
 stdin:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ name: KSH_VERSION
 category: shell:legacy-no
 ---
 expected-stdout:
-	@(#)LEGACY KSH R44 2013/03/23
+	@(#)LEGACY KSH R44 2013/03/24
 description:
 	Check version of legacy shell.
 stdin:
@@ -8511,6 +8511,21 @@ expected-stdout:
 	ras
 	dwa
 ---
+name: bashiop-5
+description:
+	Check if GNU bash-like I/O redirection is only supported
+	in !POSIX !sh mode as it breaks existing scripts' syntax
+	(tested only on MirBSD as it uses /dev/fd)
+category: os:mirbsd
+stdin:
+	"$__progname" -c 'echo foo>/dev/null&>/dev/fd/2 echo bar1'
+	"$__progname" -o posix -c 'echo foo>/dev/null&>/dev/fd/2 echo bar2'
+	"$__progname" -o sh -c 'echo foo>/dev/null&>/dev/fd/2 echo bar3'
+expected-stderr:
+	foo echo bar1
+	bar2
+	bar3
+---
 name: mkshiop-1
 description:
 	Check for support of more than 9 file descriptors
diff --git a/lex.c b/lex.c
index 3f60742..98719fe 100644
--- a/lex.c
+++ b/lex.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "sh.h"
 
-__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lex.c,v 1.182 2013/02/19 18:45:20 tg Exp $");
+__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/lex.c,v 1.183 2013/03/24 15:01:48 tg Exp $");
 
 /*
  * states while lexing word
@@ -898,7 +898,8 @@ yylex(int cf)
 		state = SBASE;
 
 	dp = Xstring(ws, wp);
-	if ((c == '<' || c == '>' || c == '&') && state == SBASE) {
+	if (state == SBASE && (c == '<' || c == '>' ||
+	    (!Flag(FSH) && !Flag(FPOSIX) && c == '&'))) {
 		struct ioword *iop = alloc(sizeof(struct ioword), ATEMP);
 
 		if (Xlength(ws, wp) == 0)
diff --git a/mksh.1 b/mksh.1
index 2d7f2bf..d73dd5c 100644
--- a/mksh.1
+++ b/mksh.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $MirOS: src/bin/mksh/mksh.1,v 1.306 2013/03/24 00:56:23 tg Exp $
+.\" $MirOS: src/bin/mksh/mksh.1,v 1.307 2013/03/24 15:01:49 tg Exp $
 .\" $OpenBSD: ksh.1,v 1.145 2013/01/17 21:20:25 jmc Exp $
 .\"-
 .\" Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
@@ -2434,6 +2434,13 @@ in
 .Nm
 but a syntax error in GNU
 .Nm bash .
+Setting the
+.Fl o Ar posix
+or
+.Fl o Ar sh
+shell options disable parsing of this redirection;
+it's a compatibility feature to legacy scripts, to
+not be used when writing new shell code.
 .It Xo
 .No &\*(Gt\*(Ba Ar file ,
 .No &\*(Gt\*(Gt Ar file ,
diff --git a/sh.h b/sh.h
index 4d4f3bf..ec81ca5 100644
--- a/sh.h
+++ b/sh.h
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef EXTERN
-__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/sh.h,v 1.643 2013/03/24 00:56:25 tg Exp $");
+__RCSID("$MirOS: src/bin/mksh/sh.h,v 1.644 2013/03/24 15:01:50 tg Exp $");
 #endif
-#define MKSH_VERSION "R44 2013/03/23"
+#define MKSH_VERSION "R44 2013/03/24"
 
 /* arithmetic types: C implementation */
 #if !HAVE_CAN_INTTYPES