diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index 067780d7..bce7a41d 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -2118,12 +2118,7 @@ _tail_n() {
 }
 
 _tail_c() {
-  if _is_solaris; then
-    #fix for solaris
-    tail -"$1"c
-  else
-    tail -c "$1"
-  fi
+  tail -c "$1" 2>/dev/null || tail -"$1"c
 }
 
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