diff --git a/src/dj.c b/src/dj.c
index d5f209c..9fb55ca 100644
--- a/src/dj.c
+++ b/src/dj.c
@@ -269,22 +269,29 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 		if(io[i].seek > 0)
 			return oserr(io[i].fn);
 
-	do{	/* read */
-		if(Io_read(&io[0])->bufuse == 0 && !noerror)
-			Io_read(&io[0]); /* second chance */
-		if(io[0].bufuse == 0) /* that's all she wrote */
-			break;
+	do{
+		{ /* read */
+			static char skipping = 0;
 
-		if(io[0].bufuse < io[0].bs){
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Partial read:\n\t", program_name);
-			fprintio(stderr, fmt, io);
-			if(!noerror)
-				count = 1;
-			if(align >= 0){
-				/* fill the rest of the ibuf with padding */
-				memset(io[0].buf + io[0].bufuse, align,
-					io[0].bs - io[0].bufuse);
-				io->bufuse = io->bs;
+			if(io[0].seek > 0)
+				skipping = 1;
+
+			if(Io_read(&io[0])->bufuse == 0 && !noerror)
+				Io_read(&io[0]); /* second chance */
+			if(io[0].bufuse == 0) /* that's all she wrote */
+				break;
+
+			if(io[0].bufuse < io[0].bs){
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: Partial read:\n\t", program_name);
+				fprintio(stderr, fmt, io);
+				if(!noerror)
+					count = 1;
+				if(align >= 0){
+					/* fill the rest of the ibuf with padding */
+					memset(io[0].buf + io[0].bufuse, align,
+						io[0].bs - io[0].bufuse);
+					io->bufuse = io->bs;
+				}
 			}
 		}