diff --git a/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c b/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
index d784ecc4f4..200d70e93f 100644
--- a/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
+++ b/src/modules/sdlog2/sdlog2.c
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ static void *logwriter_thread(void *arg)
 				n = available;
 			}
 
-			lseek(log_fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 			n = write(log_fd, read_ptr, n);
 
 			should_wait = (n == available) && !is_part;