diff --git a/librz/util/regex.c b/librz/util/regex.c
index 0abc5c4e9c..a187f23245 100644
--- a/librz/util/regex.c
+++ b/librz/util/regex.c
@@ -1458,6 +1458,14 @@ RZ_API RzRegexFlags rz_regex_parse_flag_desc(RZ_NULLABLE const char *re_flags_de
 		flags |= RZ_REGEX_LITERAL;
 		goto return_flags;
 	}
+	if (strchr(re_flags_desc, 'd')) {
+		fcount++;
+		flags |= RZ_REGEX_DOTALL;
+	}
+	if (strchr(re_flags_desc, 'm')) {
+		fcount++;
+		flags |= RZ_REGEX_MULTILINE;
+	}
 	if (strchr(re_flags_desc, 'r')) {
 		fcount++;
 		goto return_flags;
@@ -1470,14 +1478,6 @@ RZ_API RzRegexFlags rz_regex_parse_flag_desc(RZ_NULLABLE const char *re_flags_de
 		fcount++;
 		flags |= RZ_REGEX_EXTENDED_MORE;
 	}
-	if (strchr(re_flags_desc, 'm')) {
-		fcount++;
-		flags |= RZ_REGEX_MULTILINE;
-	}
-	if (strchr(re_flags_desc, 'd')) {
-		fcount++;
-		flags |= RZ_REGEX_DOTALL;
-	}
 return_flags:
 	if (fcount != strlen(re_flags_desc)) {
 		RZ_LOG_ERROR("Flag combination '%s' is invalid.\n", re_flags_desc);