1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index 60d418fdb5..e8e22cbf97 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ void BCLog::Logger::ShrinkDebugFile()
     {
         // Restart the file with some of the end
         std::vector<char> vch(RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE, 0);
-        fseek(file, -((long)vch.size()), SEEK_END);
+        if (fseek(file, -((long)vch.size()), SEEK_END)) {
+            LogPrintf("Failed to shrink debug log file: fseek(...) failed\n");
+            fclose(file);
+            return;
+        }
         int nBytes = fread(vch.data(), 1, vch.size(), file);
         fclose(file);