diff --git a/common/environment/setup/vsed.sh b/common/environment/setup/vsed.sh
index ff59bdacb3..092253696c 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup/vsed.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup/vsed.sh
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ vsed() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	for rx in "${regexes[@]}"; do
-		for f in "${files[@]}"; do
-			olddigest="$($XBPS_DIGEST_CMD "$f")"
-			olddigest="${olddigest%% *}"
+	for f in "${files[@]}"; do
+		olddigest="$($XBPS_DIGEST_CMD "$f")"
+		olddigest="${olddigest%% *}"
 
+		for rx in "${regexes[@]}"; do
 			sed -i "$f" -e "$rx" || {
 				msg_red "$pkgver: vsed: sed call failed with regex \"$rx\" on file \"$f\"\n"
 				return 1
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ vsed() {
 			if [ "$olddigest" = "$newdigest" ]; then
 				msg_warn "$pkgver: vsed: regex \"$rx\" didn't change file \"$f\"\n"
 			fi
+			olddigest="${newdigest}"
 		done
 	done
 }