1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/xex.c b/xex.c
index dfdee78..c887ecb 100644
--- a/xex.c
+++ b/xex.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int xex_fread_seg_data(xex_segment *seg, FILE *file) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if(ferror(file)) {
+	if(res < 0 || ferror(file)) {
 		xex_errno = XERR_SYSCALL;
 	} else {
 		/* EOF or short read */