diff --git a/kernel/sys/syscall.c b/kernel/sys/syscall.c
index e6428d01..c9fc5638 100644
--- a/kernel/sys/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/sys/syscall.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static int sys_execve(const char * filename, char *const argv[], char *const env
 
 static int sys_seek(int fd, int offset, int whence) {
 	if (FD_CHECK(fd)) {
+		if ((FD_ENTRY(fd)->flags & FS_PIPE) || (FD_ENTRY(fd)->flags & FS_CHARDEVICE)) return -ESPIPE;
 		switch (whence) {
 			case 0:
 				FD_OFFSET(fd) = offset;