2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el
index cc4fdd15bda..75e0e1d27c8 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-cmd.el
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ the second is ignored."
     arg))
 
 (defvar eshell-last-command-status)     ;Define in esh-io.el.
+(defvar eshell--local-vars nil
+  "List of locally bound vars that should take precedence over env-vars.")
 
 (defun eshell-rewrite-for-command (terms)
   "Rewrite a `for' command into its equivalent Eshell command form.
@@ -495,7 +497,9 @@ implemented via rewriting, rather than as a function."
                (eshell-command-body '(nil))
                (eshell-test-body '(nil)))
            (while (car for-items)
-             (let ((,(intern (cadr terms)) (car for-items)))
+             (let ((,(intern (cadr terms)) (car for-items))
+                   (eshell--local-vars (cons ',(intern (cadr terms))
+                                            eshell--local-vars)))
                (eshell-protect
                 ,(eshell-invokify-arg body t)))
              (setcar for-items (cadr for-items))
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
index 8dd19618da2..3121dadace2 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ Possible options are:
          (let ((sym (intern-soft var)))
            (if (and sym (boundp sym)
                     (or eshell-prefer-lisp-variables
+                        (memq sym eshell--local-vars) ; bug#15372
                         (not (getenv var))))
                (symbol-value sym)
              (getenv var))))