diff --git a/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_unix.lua b/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_unix.lua
index 237910ecb..614c9aaf4 100644
--- a/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_unix.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_unix.lua
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ function lib.seek(fd, mode, offset)
     error("cannot seek the named pipe")
 end
 
+function lib.tell(fd)
+    error("cannot tell the named pipe")
+end
+
 function lib.flush(fd)
     -- no flush on unix
 end
diff --git a/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_windows.lua b/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_windows.lua
index 3a18f4928..d79335f7d 100644
--- a/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_windows.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/named_pipe_windows.lua
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ function lib.seek(handle, mode, offset)
     error("cannot seek the named pipe")
 end
 
+function lib.tell(handle)
+    error("cannot tell the named pipe")
+end
+
 function lib.flush(handle)
     C.FlushFileBuffers(handle)
 end