diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index 2c0d240e..d6ddfde6 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns true if file needs to be regenerated
     def regenerate?
-      site.metadata.regenerate?(site.in_source_dir(relative_path)) ||
-        data['regenerate']
+      data['regenerate'] || site.metadata.regenerate?(site.in_source_dir(relative_path))
     end
 
     # Determine whether the file should be placed into layouts.
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/document.rb b/lib/jekyll/document.rb
index 356ce397..5b1b79ab 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/document.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/document.rb
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns true if the document needs to be regenerated.
     def regenerate?
-      site.metadata.regenerate?(path, write?) ||
-        data['regenerate']
+      data['regenerate'] || site.metadata.regenerate?(path, write?)
     end
 
     # Determine whether the file should be placed into layouts.