diff --git a/src/file_nk2.c b/src/file_nk2.c
index c103ae9c..ee1b31b7 100644
--- a/src/file_nk2.c
+++ b/src/file_nk2.c
@@ -109,16 +109,12 @@ static void file_check_nk2(file_recovery_t *fr)
 {
   nk2Header nk2h;
   unsigned int i;
-  fseek(fr->handle, 0, SEEK_SET);
   fr->file_size = 0;
   fr->offset_error=0;
   fr->offset_ok=0;
-  if (fread(&nk2h, sizeof(nk2h), 1, fr->handle)!=1)
-  {
-    fr->offset_error=fr->file_size;
-    fr->file_size=0;
+  if(fseek(fr->handle, 0, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
+      fread(&nk2h, sizeof(nk2h), 1, fr->handle)!=1)
     return;
-  }
   fr->file_size+=sizeof(nk2h);
 #ifdef DEBUG_NK2
   log_info("nk2 item_count=%u\n", (unsigned int)le32(nk2h.items_count));