diff --git a/source/core/StarFile_windows.cpp b/source/core/StarFile_windows.cpp
index d9719b1..54d6c82 100644
--- a/source/core/StarFile_windows.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarFile_windows.cpp
@@ -377,12 +377,10 @@ size_t File::pread(void* f, char* data, size_t len, StreamOffset position) {
   HANDLE file = (HANDLE)f;
   DWORD numRead = 0;
   OVERLAPPED overlapped = makeOverlapped(position);
-
   StreamOffset pos = ftell(f);
-  if (pos != 0) fseek(f, 0, IOSeek::Absolute);
+  fseek(f, 0, IOSeek::Absolute);
   int ret = ReadFile(file, data, len, &numRead, &overlapped);
-  if (pos != 0) fseek(f, pos, IOSeek::Absolute);
-
+  fseek(f, pos, IOSeek::Absolute);
   if (ret == 0) {
     auto err = GetLastError();
     if (err != ERROR_IO_PENDING)
@@ -396,12 +394,10 @@ size_t File::pwrite(void* f, char const* data, size_t len, StreamOffset position
   HANDLE file = (HANDLE)f;
   DWORD numWritten = 0;
   OVERLAPPED overlapped = makeOverlapped(position);
-
   StreamOffset pos = ftell(f);
-  if (pos != 0) fseek(f, 0, IOSeek::Absolute);
+  fseek(f, 0, IOSeek::Absolute);
   int ret = WriteFile(file, data, len, &numWritten, &overlapped);
-  if (pos != 0) fseek(f, pos, IOSeek::Absolute);
-
+  fseek(f, pos, IOSeek::Absolute);
   if (ret == 0) {
     auto err = GetLastError();
     if (err != ERROR_IO_PENDING)