diff --git a/subr.rtl/rtl_list.subr b/subr.rtl/rtl_list.subr
index 0debe62..793ecca 100644
--- a/subr.rtl/rtl_list.subr
+++ b/subr.rtl/rtl_list.subr
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rtl_lfilter2() {
 	fi;
 
 	if [ "${_rlf2_filter:+1}" != 1 ]; then
-		eval ${_rlf2_rlist_new}=;
+		eval ${_rlf2_rlist_new}="\${${_rlf2_rlist}}";
 	else
 		eval _rlf2_list='${'"${_rlf2_rlist}"'}';
 		eval ${_rlf2_rlist_new}=;