1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index d4f5ee0909..0b9cf0cc9b 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ ReadFileContext.prototype.read = function() {
   } else {
     buffer = this.buffer;
     offset = this.pos;
-    length = this.size - this.pos;
+    length = Math.min(kReadFileBufferLength, this.size - this.pos);
   }
 
   var req = new FSReqWrap();