diff --git a/src/lib/commands/rea.c b/src/lib/commands/rea.c
index b015d509..2ec7d54b 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/rea.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/rea.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ rea(void)
 	return RET_FAIL;
     }
     teles = 0;
-    fseek(telfp, 0L, 0);
+    fseek(telfp, 0L, SEEK_SET);
     size = fsize(fileno(telfp));
   more:
     lastdate = 0;