diff --git a/bash-4.4-assignment-error.patch b/bash-4.4-assignment-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9645503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bash-4.4-assignment-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/execute_cmd.h b/execute_cmd.h
+--- a/execute_cmd.h
++++ b/execute_cmd.h
+@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct func_array_state
+   };
+ #endif
+ 
++/* Variables delared in execute_cmd.c, used by many other files */
++extern int executing_command_builtin;
++
+ extern struct fd_bitmap *new_fd_bitmap __P((int));
+ extern void dispose_fd_bitmap __P((struct fd_bitmap *));
+ extern void close_fd_bitmap __P((struct fd_bitmap *));
+diff --git a/subst.c b/subst.c
+--- a/subst.c
++++ b/subst.c
+@@ -10676,11 +10676,12 @@ expand_word_list_internal (list, eflags)
+ 		  tint = do_word_assignment (temp_list->word, 0);
+ 		  this_command_name = savecmd;
+ 		  /* Variable assignment errors in non-interactive shells
+-		     running in Posix.2 mode cause the shell to exit. */
++		     running in Posix.2 mode cause the shell to exit, unless 
++		     they are being run by the `command' builtin. */
+ 		  if (tint == 0)
+ 		    {
+ 		      last_command_exit_value = EXECUTION_FAILURE;
+-		      if (interactive_shell == 0 && posixly_correct)
++		      if (interactive_shell == 0 && posixly_correct && executing_command_builtin == 0)
+ 			exp_jump_to_top_level (FORCE_EOF);
+ 		      else
+ 			exp_jump_to_top_level (DISCARD);
diff --git a/bash.spec b/bash.spec
index 470a60f..59adb91 100644
--- a/bash.spec
+++ b/bash.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Version: %{baseversion}%{patchleveltag}
 Name: bash
 Summary: The GNU Bourne Again shell
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Url: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash
 Source0: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-%{baseversion}.tar.gz
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ Patch128: bash-4.4-heredoc-cloexec.patch
 # This should be dropped while rebasing to bash-4.5
 Patch129: bash-4.4-unset-nonblock-stdin.patch
 
+# 1389838 - command builtin should not abort on variable assignment errors
+# This should be dropped while rebasing to bash-4.5
+Patch130: bash-4.4-assignment-error.patch
+
 BuildRequires: texinfo bison
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: autoconf, gettext
@@ -302,6 +306,10 @@ end
 %doc doc/*.ps doc/*.0 doc/*.html doc/article.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 30 2017 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.12-5
+- command builtin should not abort on variable assignment errors
+  Resolves: #1389838
+
 * Wed Apr 26 2017 Siteshwar Vashisht <svashisht@redhat.com> - 4.4.12-4
 - Explicitly unset nonblocking mode while reading from stdin
   Resolves: #1068697