diff --git a/src/bee-check.sh.in b/src/bee-check.sh.in
index 87d84f9..806aee3 100644
--- a/src/bee-check.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-check.sh.in
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ function do_check_deps() {
     echo "    provides = ${PKGNAME}"
     echo "    provides = ${PKGFULLPKG}"
 
-    for line in $(cat ${filesfile}) ; do
+    while read line; do
         eval $(${BEESEP} ${line})
         echo "    provides = ${file%%//*}"
-    done
+    done < "${filesfile}"
 
-    for line in $(cat ${filesfile}) ; do
+    while read line; do
         eval $(${BEESEP} ${line})
 
         # save and strip possible symbolic link destination..
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ function do_check_deps() {
         fi
 
         do_check_deps_of_file "${file}"
-
-    done
+    done < "${filesfile}"
 }
 
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