diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/unix/UnixFifo.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/unix/UnixFifo.cpp
index 03d698aa29..0fc09fb98b 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/unix/UnixFifo.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/unix/UnixFifo.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ UnixBufferQueue::Read(size_t size, net_buffer** _buffer)
 
 	// remove the part we've copied
 	gBufferModule->remove_header(buffer, size);
-	
+
+	fSize -= size;
+	*_buffer = newBuffer;
+
 	return B_OK;
 }