diff --git a/Lib/_pyio.py b/Lib/_pyio.py
index 1b5b75ef566a32..9c7faa26bb4bd4 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyio.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyio.py
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ def read(self, size=-1):
             newpos = min(len(self._buffer), self._pos + size)
             b = self._buffer[self._pos : newpos]
             self._pos = newpos
-            return bytes(b)
+            return b.take_bytes()
 
     def read1(self, size=-1):
         """This is the same as read.