diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b75bf700e..78f111ebf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ver 0.18.14 (not yet released)
 * protocol
   - fix range parser bug on certain 32 bit architectures
+* decoder
+  - audiofile: fix crash after seeking
 
 ver 0.18.13 (2014/08/31)
 * protocol
diff --git a/src/decoder/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 9f097f90b..b1b8bf613 100644
--- a/src/decoder/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/AudiofileDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ audiofile_file_seek(AFvirtualfile *vfile, AFfileoffset offset, int is_relative)
 
 	Error error;
 	if (is.LockSeek(offset, whence, error)) {
-		LogError(error, "Seek failed");
 		return is.GetOffset();
 	} else {
+		LogError(error, "Seek failed");
 		return -1;
 	}
 }