1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ext/misc/fileio.c b/ext/misc/fileio.c
index b15e0fda1..255a4fa2e 100644
--- a/ext/misc/fileio.c
+++ b/ext/misc/fileio.c
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ static void readFileContents(sqlite3_context *ctx, const char *zName){
     fclose(in);
     return;
   }
-  pBuf = sqlite3_malloc64( nIn );
+  pBuf = sqlite3_malloc64( nIn ? nIn : 1 );
   if( pBuf==0 ){
     sqlite3_result_error_nomem(ctx);
     fclose(in);
     return;
   }
-  if( 1==fread(pBuf, nIn, 1, in) ){
+  if( nIn==fread(pBuf, 1, nIn, in) ){
     sqlite3_result_blob64(ctx, pBuf, nIn, sqlite3_free);
   }else{
     sqlite3_result_error_code(ctx, SQLITE_IOERR);