diff --git a/fs/fat/fs_fat32.c b/fs/fat/fs_fat32.c
index 22db4a97869..fc10b867a1a 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fs_fat32.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fs_fat32.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static off_t fat_seek(FAR struct file *filep, off_t offset, int whence)
   if (position / fs->fs_hwsectorsize == filep->f_pos / fs->fs_hwsectorsize)
     {
       filep->f_pos = position;
-      return OK;
+      return position;
     }
 
   /* Make sure that the mount is still healthy */
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ static off_t fat_seek(FAR struct file *filep, off_t offset, int whence)
   filep->f_pos = position;
 
   nxmutex_unlock(&fs->fs_lock);
-  return OK;
+  return position;
 
 errout_with_lock:
   nxmutex_unlock(&fs->fs_lock);
diff --git a/fs/romfs/fs_romfs.c b/fs/romfs/fs_romfs.c
index fbe9ba87fcf..c97092016d3 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/fs_romfs.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/fs_romfs.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static off_t romfs_seek(FAR struct file *filep, off_t offset, int whence)
 
 errout_with_lock:
   nxrmutex_unlock(&rm->rm_lock);
-  return ret;
+  return ret < 0 ? ret : position;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************