diff --git a/src/util/virperf.c b/src/util/virperf.c
index 9dc4e2562f..359a9c34ea 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.c
+++ b/src/util/virperf.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ virPerfReadEvent(virPerfPtr perf,
     if (event == NULL || !event->enabled)
         return -1;
 
-    if (read(event->fd, value, sizeof(uint64_t)) < 0) {
+    if (saferead(event->fd, value, sizeof(uint64_t)) < 0) {
         virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
                              _("Unable to read cache data"));
         return -1;