diff --git a/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c b/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c
index 9648b12a944..5e56f126d9b 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdio/lib_libfread_unlocked.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ ssize_t lib_fread_unlocked(FAR void *ptr, size_t count, FAR FILE *stream)
 
                   remaining -= gulp_size;
                   stream->fs_bufpos += gulp_size;
+                  dest += gulp_size;
                 }
 
               /* The buffer is empty OR we have already supplied the number