diff --git a/Lib/_pyio.py b/Lib/_pyio.py
index 14961c39d3541d..8e76ceae66e01a 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyio.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyio.py
@@ -2471,8 +2471,7 @@ def _reset_encoder(position):
                 else:
                     encoder.reset()
 
-        if self.closed:
-            raise ValueError("tell on closed file")
+        self._checkClosed()
         if not self._seekable:
             raise UnsupportedOperation("underlying stream is not seekable")
         if whence == SEEK_CUR:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-15-23-51-44.gh-issue-128852.89wrex.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-15-23-51-44.gh-issue-128852.89wrex.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f213a59ec1e0ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-01-15-23-51-44.gh-issue-128852.89wrex.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix the :exc:`ValueError` message when calling :meth:`~io.TextIOWrapper.seek`
+on a closed :class:`!_pyio.TextIOWrapper`.