--- ray/src/px/x11image.c	1992/06/24 09:17:39	2.10
+++ ray/src/px/x11image.c	1992/08/21 13:49:30	2.11
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ int  y;
 		if (fseek(fin, scanpos[y], 0) == -1)
 			quiterr("fseek error");
 		cury = y;
-	} else if (scanpos != NULL)
+	} else if (scanpos != NULL && scanpos[y] == -1)
 		scanpos[y] = ftell(fin);
 
 	if (freadcolrs(scanline, xmax, fin) < 0)