diff --git a/pwnlib/util/fiddling.py b/pwnlib/util/fiddling.py
index 0b6d96f08..0bb52b4e9 100644
--- a/pwnlib/util/fiddling.py
+++ b/pwnlib/util/fiddling.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import base64
 import random
+import os
 import re
 import string
 import StringIO
@@ -617,14 +618,15 @@ def hexdump_iter(fd, width=16, skip=True, hexii=False, begin=0, style=None,
         total = fd.len
     else:
         # Save the current file offset
-        cur = fd.seek(0, os.SEEK_CUR)
+        cur = fd.tell()
 
         # Determine the total size of the file
         fd.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
-        total = fd.tell()
+        total = fd.tell() - cur
+
+        # Restore the file offset, and
+        fd.seek(cur or 0, os.SEEK_SET)
 
-        # Restore the file offset
-        fd.seek(cur, os.SEEK_SET)
 
     if hexii:
         column_sep = ''