diff --git a/Utilities/File.cpp b/Utilities/File.cpp
index 8abd8fb54d..94d3f3f607 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/File.cpp
@@ -1313,8 +1313,7 @@ fs::file::file(const void* ptr, std::size_t size)
 			const s64 new_pos =
 				whence == fs::seek_set ? offset :
 				whence == fs::seek_cur ? offset + m_pos :
-				whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() :
-				(fmt::raw_error("fs::file::memory_stream::seek(): invalid whence"), 0);
+				whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() : -1;
 
 			if (new_pos < 0)
 			{
@@ -1765,8 +1764,7 @@ fs::file fs::make_gather(std::vector<fs::file> files)
 			const s64 new_pos =
 				whence == fs::seek_set ? offset :
 				whence == fs::seek_cur ? offset + pos :
-				whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + end :
-				(fmt::raw_error("fs::gather_stream::seek(): invalid whence"), 0);
+				whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + end : -1;
 
 			if (new_pos < 0)
 			{
diff --git a/Utilities/File.h b/Utilities/File.h
index 36776b6b2e..5c87f8f0d2 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.h
+++ b/Utilities/File.h
@@ -598,8 +598,7 @@ namespace fs
 			const s64 new_pos =
 				whence == fs::seek_set ? offset :
 				whence == fs::seek_cur ? offset + pos :
-				whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() :
-				(fmt::raw_error("fs::container_stream<>::seek(): invalid whence"), 0);
+				whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() : -1;
 
 			if (new_pos < 0)
 			{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unedat.h b/rpcs3/Crypto/unedat.h
index f345d09d7a..0bde5e7104 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unedat.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unedat.h
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ public:
 		const s64 new_pos =
 			whence == fs::seek_set ? offset :
 			whence == fs::seek_cur ? offset + pos :
-			whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() :
-			(fmt::raw_error("EDATADecrypter::seek(): invalid whence"), 0);
+			whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() : -1;
 
 		if (new_pos < 0)
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp
index f8ab0a9f96..66092d486e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ struct lv2_file::file_view : fs::file_base
 		const s64 new_pos =
 			whence == fs::seek_set ? offset :
 			whence == fs::seek_cur ? offset + m_pos :
-			whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() :
-			(fmt::raw_error("lv2_file::file_view::seek(): invalid whence"), 0);
+			whence == fs::seek_end ? offset + size() : -1;
 
 		if (new_pos < 0)
 		{