2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 73ed058e2..e7208b0b5 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ static void process_file(FILE *file)
                          * entry point into sedding...
                          */
                         if (
+                                        /* no range necessary */
+                                        (sed_cmds[i].beg_line == 0 && sed_cmds[i].end_line == 0 &&
+                                         sed_cmds[i].beg_match == NULL &&
+                                         sed_cmds[i].end_match == NULL) ||
                                         /* this line number is the first address we're looking for */
                                         (sed_cmds[i].beg_line && (sed_cmds[i].beg_line == linenum)) ||
                                         /* this line matches our first address regex */
diff --git a/sed.c b/sed.c
index 73ed058e2..e7208b0b5 100644
--- a/sed.c
+++ b/sed.c
@@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ static void process_file(FILE *file)
                          * entry point into sedding...
                          */
                         if (
+                                        /* no range necessary */
+                                        (sed_cmds[i].beg_line == 0 && sed_cmds[i].end_line == 0 &&
+                                         sed_cmds[i].beg_match == NULL &&
+                                         sed_cmds[i].end_match == NULL) ||
                                         /* this line number is the first address we're looking for */
                                         (sed_cmds[i].beg_line && (sed_cmds[i].beg_line == linenum)) ||
                                         /* this line matches our first address regex */