diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 960eec9..10247f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Hello world
 Program exited with code 0
 ```
 
+The [`read` syscall](docs/syscalls.md) defaults to readline behaviour. Reading "true chunks" (ignoring newlines) is currently not supported.  
 
 See the docs on [asembly](docs/assembly.md) for more detail on how to write assembly code for this emulator.
 See the [list of implemented syscalls](docs/syscalls.md) for more details on how to syscall.
diff --git a/riscemu/Syscall.py b/riscemu/Syscall.py
index 1ea4a9d..ec9fe51 100644
--- a/riscemu/Syscall.py
+++ b/riscemu/Syscall.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class SyscallInterface:
             scall.registers.set('a0', -1)
             return
 
-        chars = self.open_files[fileno].read(size)
+        chars = self.open_files[fileno].readline(size)
         try:
             data = bytearray(chars, 'ascii')
             scall.cpu.mmu.write(addr, len(data), data)