diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFileInfo.cpp b/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFileInfo.cpp
index 71b7d0065f..fd7508a066 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFileInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSFileInfo.cpp
@@ -592,7 +592,8 @@ AFSSetFileInfo( IN PDEVICE_OBJECT LibDeviceObject,
             try_return( ntStatus);
         }
 
-        if( BooleanFlagOn( pFcb->ObjectInformation->VolumeCB->VolumeInformation.FileSystemAttributes, FILE_READ_ONLY_VOLUME))
+	if( FileInformationClass != FilePositionInformation &&
+	    BooleanFlagOn( pFcb->ObjectInformation->VolumeCB->VolumeInformation.FileSystemAttributes, FILE_READ_ONLY_VOLUME))
         {
 
             AFSDbgTrace(( AFS_SUBSYSTEM_FILE_PROCESSING,