diff --git a/lib/libfile.c b/lib/libfile.c
index 8f2aed2..9a223d2 100644
--- a/lib/libfile.c
+++ b/lib/libfile.c
@@ -556,8 +556,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = lseek(fd, pos, SEEK_SET);
-	if (ret == -1) {
+	if (lseek(fd, pos, SEEK_SET) != pos) {
 		perror("lseek");
 		close(fd);
 		return -errno;