diff --git a/src/test_libFLAC++/encoders.cpp b/src/test_libFLAC++/encoders.cpp
index dfe60e0d..370241df 100644
--- a/src/test_libFLAC++/encoders.cpp
+++ b/src/test_libFLAC++/encoders.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public:
 
 ::FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderTellStatus SeekableStreamEncoder::tell_callback(FLAC__uint64 *absolute_byte_offset)
 {
-	(void)absolute_byte_offset;
+	*absolute_byte_offset = 0;
 
 	return ::FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_TELL_STATUS_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/test_libFLAC/encoders.c b/src/test_libFLAC/encoders.c
index 244b1076..71b36e4f 100644
--- a/src/test_libFLAC/encoders.c
+++ b/src/test_libFLAC/encoders.c
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderSeekStatus seekable_stream_encoder_seek_callback_(con
 
 FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderTellStatus seekable_stream_encoder_tell_callback_(const FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoder *encoder, FLAC__uint64 *absolute_byte_offset, void *client_data)
 {
-	(void)encoder, (void)absolute_byte_offset, (void)client_data;
+	(void)encoder, (void)client_data;
+	*absolute_byte_offset = 0;
 	return FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_TELL_STATUS_OK;
 }