diff --git a/src/aof.c b/src/aof.c
index a7f32abae..81f5f1fcd 100644
--- a/src/aof.c
+++ b/src/aof.c
@@ -727,9 +727,16 @@ uxeof: /* Unexpected AOF end of file. */
                     strerror(errno));
             }
         } else {
-            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
-                "AOF loaded anyway because aof-load-truncated is enabled");
-            goto loaded_ok;
+            /* Make sure the AOF file descriptor points to the end of the
+             * file after the truncate call. */
+            if (server.aof_fd != -1 && lseek(server.aof_fd,0,SEEK_END) == -1) {
+                redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Can't seek the end of the AOF file: %s",
+                    strerror(errno));
+            } else {
+                redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
+                    "AOF loaded anyway because aof-load-truncated is enabled");
+                goto loaded_ok;
+            }
         }
     }
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Unexpected end of file reading the append only file. You can: 1) Make a backup of your AOF file, then use ./redis-check-aof --fix <filename>. 2) Alternatively you can set the 'aof-load-truncated' configuration option to yes and restart the server.");