diff --git a/cmd/ollie-9p-mount/node.go b/cmd/ollie-9p-mount/node.go
index 2e93e9b..0aa2530 100644
--- a/cmd/ollie-9p-mount/node.go
+++ b/cmd/ollie-9p-mount/node.go
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ func (f *p9File) Read(ctx context.Context, fh fs.FileHandle, dest []byte, off in
 		}
 	}
 	n, err := fid.Read(dest)
-	if err != nil && n == 0 {
-		return nil, syscall.EIO
+	if n == 0 {
+		return fuse.ReadResultData(nil), 0
 	}
 	return fuse.ReadResultData(dest[:n]), 0
 }