diff --git a/stream/stream_file.c b/stream/stream_file.c
index 5d424d66d6..dd7bfba581 100644
--- a/stream/stream_file.c
+++ b/stream/stream_file.c
@@ -123,16 +123,7 @@ static int fill_buffer(stream_t *s, char *buffer, int max_len)
 static int write_buffer(stream_t *s, char *buffer, int len)
 {
     struct priv *p = s->priv;
-    int r = len;
-    int wr;
-    while (r > 0) {
-        wr = write(p->fd, buffer, r);
-        if (wr <= 0)
-            return -1;
-        r -= wr;
-        buffer += wr;
-    }
-    return len - r;
+    return write(p->fd, buffer, len);
 }
 
 static int seek(stream_t *s, int64_t newpos)