diff --git a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
index 0f6dcb4011a8566dae009d31a6e7614227994a0b..b7b52350d08e443c757818d8ea783cc14eeaef82 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
@@ -304,9 +304,8 @@ static int is_static_library(const char *objfile)
  * to figure out source files. */
 static int parse_source_files(const char *objfile, struct md4_ctx *md)
 {
-	char *cmd, *file, *line, *dir;
+	char *cmd, *file, *line, *dir, *pos;
 	const char *base;
-	unsigned long flen, pos = 0;
 	int dirlen, ret = 0, check_files = 0;
 
 	cmd = NOFAIL(malloc(strlen(objfile) + sizeof("..cmd")));
@@ -324,14 +323,12 @@ static int parse_source_files(const char *objfile, struct md4_ctx *md)
 	strncpy(dir, objfile, dirlen);
 	dir[dirlen] = '\0';
 
-	file = grab_file(cmd, &flen);
-	if (!file) {
-		warn("could not find %s for %s\n", cmd, objfile);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	file = read_text_file(cmd);
+
+	pos = file;
 
 	/* Sum all files in the same dir or subdirs. */
-	while ((line = get_next_line(&pos, file, flen)) != NULL) {
+	while ((line = get_line(&pos))) {
 		char* p = line;
 
 		if (strncmp(line, "source_", sizeof("source_")-1) == 0) {
@@ -382,8 +379,7 @@ static int parse_source_files(const char *objfile, struct md4_ctx *md)
 	/* Everyone parsed OK */
 	ret = 1;
 out_file:
-	release_file(file, flen);
-out:
+	free(file);
 	free(dir);
 	free(cmd);
 	return ret;