diff --git a/src/bin/embryo/embryo_cc_sc1.c b/src/bin/embryo/embryo_cc_sc1.c
index f296c00daf..32ec7db62c 100644
--- a/src/bin/embryo/embryo_cc_sc1.c
+++ b/src/bin/embryo/embryo_cc_sc1.c
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ void
 sc_resetsrc(void *handle, void *position)
 {
    assert(handle != NULL);
-   fsetpos((FILE *) handle, (fpos_t *) position);
+   if (fsetpos((FILE *) handle, (fpos_t *) position) != 0)
+     fprintf(stderr, "embryo_xx - ERR - fsetpos()\n");
 }
 
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