while (ptr + 1 < top && isspace(ptr[1])
                                        && ptr[1] != '\n')
                                ptr++;
-                       if (flags & XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE
+                       if (flags & XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE)
+                               ; /* already handled */
+                       else if (flags & XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE
                                        && ptr[1] != '\n') {
                                ha += (ha << 5);
                                ha ^= (unsigned long) ' ';
                        }
-                       if (flags & XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL
+                       else if (flags & XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL
                                        && ptr[1] != '\n') {
                                while (ptr2 != ptr + 1) {
                                        ha += (ha << 5);