diff --git a/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c b/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c
index 5e56f126d9b65..1fb26b798ddcd 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ ssize_t lib_fread_unlocked(FAR void *ptr, size_t count, FAR FILE *stream)
 
               if (gulp_size > 0)
                 {
-                  if (gulp_size > count)
+                  if (gulp_size > remaining)
                     {
                       /* Clip the gulp size to the requested byte count */
 
-                      gulp_size = count;
+                      gulp_size = remaining;
                     }
 
                   memcpy(dest, stream->fs_bufpos, gulp_size);