1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index ace58e7367..0809bca256 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -393,12 +393,15 @@ ssize_t strbuf_read(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint)
 
 ssize_t strbuf_read_once(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, size_t hint)
 {
+	size_t oldalloc = sb->alloc;
 	ssize_t cnt;
 
 	strbuf_grow(sb, hint ? hint : 8192);
 	cnt = xread(fd, sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len - 1);
 	if (cnt > 0)
 		strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len + cnt);
+	else if (oldalloc == 0)
+		strbuf_release(sb);
 	return cnt;
 }