diff --git a/lib/libstand/bzipfs.c b/lib/libstand/bzipfs.c
index b0176080dad2..ff1514efeed3 100644
--- a/lib/libstand/bzipfs.c
+++ b/lib/libstand/bzipfs.c
@@ -320,8 +320,6 @@ bzf_seek(struct open_file *f, off_t offset, int where)
     case SEEK_CUR:
 	target = offset + bzf->bzf_bzstream.total_out_lo32;
 	break;
-    case SEEK_END:
-	target = -1;
     default:
 	errno = EINVAL;
 	return(-1);
diff --git a/lib/libstand/gzipfs.c b/lib/libstand/gzipfs.c
index 9b51e2d04327..6057c2835fec 100644
--- a/lib/libstand/gzipfs.c
+++ b/lib/libstand/gzipfs.c
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ zf_seek(struct open_file *f, off_t offset, int where)
     case SEEK_CUR:
 	target = offset + zf->zf_zstream.total_out;
 	break;
-    case SEEK_END:
-	target = -1;
     default:
 	errno = EINVAL;
 	return(-1);
diff --git a/lib/libstand/lseek.c b/lib/libstand/lseek.c
index 5457b64e392f..df2591acd76d 100644
--- a/lib/libstand/lseek.c
+++ b/lib/libstand/lseek.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ lseek(int fd, off_t offset, int where)
 	case SEEK_CUR:
 	    f->f_offset += offset;
 	    break;
-	case SEEK_END:
 	default:
 	    errno = EOFFSET;
 	    return (-1);