diff --git a/gradlew-fdroid b/gradlew-fdroid
index 9e76fb35..a0b02d24 100755
--- a/gradlew-fdroid
+++ b/gradlew-fdroid
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ v_all=${plugin_v[@]}
 for f in {.,..}/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties; do
     [[ -f $f ]] || continue
     while IFS='' read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        line=$(printf $line | tr -d '\r') # strip Windows linefeeds
         if [[ $line == 'distributionUrl='* ]]; then
             wrapper_ver=${line#*/gradle-}
             wrapper_ver=${wrapper_ver%-*.zip}
-            wrapper_ver=$(printf $wrapper_ver | tr -d '\r') # strip Windows linefeeds
             break 2
         fi
     done < $f
@@ -186,14 +186,13 @@ fi
 for f in {.,..}/build.gradle{,.kts}; do
     [[ -f $f ]] || continue
     while IFS='' read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        line=$(printf $line | tr -d '\r') # strip Windows linefeeds
         if [[ -z "$plugin_pver" && $line == *'com.android.tools.build:gradle:'* ]]; then
             plugin_pver=${line#*[\'\"]com.android.tools.build:gradle:}
             plugin_pver=${plugin_pver%[\'\"]*}
-            plugin_pver=$(printf $plugin_pver | tr -d '\r') # strip Windows linefeeds
         elif [[ -z "$wrapper_ver" && $line == *'gradleVersion = '* ]]; then
             wrapper_ver=${line#*gradleVersion*=*[\'\"]}
             wrapper_ver=${wrapper_ver%[\'\"]*}
-            wrapper_ver=$(printf $wrapper_ver | tr -d '\r') # strip Windows linefeeds
         fi
     done < $f
 done