diff --git a/src/panfrost/tools/panfrostdump.c b/src/panfrost/tools/panfrostdump.c
index 987663dd652..4837a9f6c39 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/tools/panfrostdump.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/tools/panfrostdump.c
@@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                   return EXIT_FAILURE;
                }
 
-               fseek(data_fp, doh.file_offset, SEEK_SET);
+               if (fseek(data_fp, doh.file_offset, SEEK_SET)) {
+                  perror("fseek error");
+                  return EXIT_FAILURE;
+               }
 
                nbytes = fread(bos[j], 1, doh.file_size, data_fp);
                if (nbytes < doh.file_size) {