diff --git a/device/alsa/alsa.go b/device/alsa/alsa.go
index 7dab252f..ae7109b3 100644
--- a/device/alsa/alsa.go
+++ b/device/alsa/alsa.go
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ func (d *ALSA) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 		switch err {
 		case nil, io.EOF:
 			d.l.Log(logger.Debug, pkg+"EOF")
-			return 0, nil
+			return n, nil
 		default:
 			d.l.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"unexpected error from Read", "error", err.Error())
-			return 0, nil
+			return n, nil
 		}
 	}
 	d.l.Log(logger.Debug, fmt.Sprintf("%v read %v bytes", pkg, n))