diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/bundle_version.rb b/Library/Homebrew/bundle_version.rb
index 9ff4b253fc..065e3098ba 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/bundle_version.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/bundle_version.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ module Homebrew
         short_version = self.short_version.then(&make_version)
         other_short_version = other.short_version.then(&make_version)
 
-        return short_version <=> other_short_version
+        short_version_difference = short_version <=> other_short_version
+
+        return short_version_difference unless short_version_difference.nil?
       end
 
       difference