diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Stream.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Stream.h
index 25f5f6c5808..b69b6ac4c01 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Stream.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Stream.h
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ public:
     {
         if (!stream().is_open())
             return Error::from_errno(ENOTCONN);
-        if (!buffer.size())
-            return Error::from_errno(ENOBUFS);
+        if (buffer.is_empty())
+            return buffer;
 
         // Fill the internal buffer if it has run dry.
         if (m_buffer.used_space() == 0)
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ public:
             return Error::from_errno(ENOTCONN);
 
         if (buffer.is_empty())
-            return Error::from_errno(ENOBUFS);
+            return buffer;
 
         auto const candidate = TRY(find_and_populate_until_any_of(candidates, buffer.size()));