diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 48666cb..c4bb686 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1069,19 +1069,21 @@ parse_version_data()
 			SELF_DATE=$( gawk -F '=' '
 			/^SELF_DATE/ {
 				print $NF
-				break
+				exit
 			}' "$SELF_PATH/$SELF_NAME" )
 			;;
 		main)
 			SELF_VERSION=$( gawk -F '=' '
 			/^SELF_VERSION/ {
 				print $NF
+				exit
 			}' "$SELF_PATH/$SELF_NAME" )
 			;;
 		patch)
 			SELF_PATCH=$( gawk -F '=' '
 			/^SELF_PATCH/ {
 				print $NF
+				exit
 			}' "$SELF_PATH/$SELF_NAME" )
 			;;
 	esac