1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/sed.c b/editors/sed.c
index 4b1392551..968d0d2a2 100644
--- a/editors/sed.c
+++ b/editors/sed.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static void add_cmd_block(char *cmdstr)
 
 extern int sed_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-        int opt, status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+        char opt, getpat=1, status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP
         /* destroy command strings on exit */
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ extern int sed_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         break;
                 case 'e':
                         add_cmd_block(optarg);
+                        getpat=0;
                         break;
                 case 'f':
                 {
@@ -1135,6 +1136,7 @@ extern int sed_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         while ((line = bb_get_chomped_line_from_file(cmdfile))
                                  != NULL) {
                                 add_cmd(line);
+                                getpat=0;
                                 free(line);
                         }
                         bb_xprint_and_close_file(cmdfile);
@@ -1148,7 +1150,7 @@ extern int sed_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         /* if we didn't get a pattern from a -e and no command file was specified,
          * argv[optind] should be the pattern. no pattern, no worky */
-        if (sed_cmd_head.next == NULL) {
+        if(getpat) {
                 if (argv[optind] == NULL)
                         bb_show_usage();
                 else