1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 4c16918938..b99580f0a3 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ io_fread(ptr, len, f)
 #endif
 		    return len - n;
 		}
-		rb_sys_fail(0);
+		return 0;
 	    }
 	    *ptr = '\0';
 	    break;