diff --git a/library/std/src/io/copy.rs b/library/std/src/io/copy.rs
index a75dbc76278..6ab96662305 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/copy.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/copy.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl<I: Write> BufferedCopySpec for BufWriter<I> {
                             return Ok(len);
                         }
 
-                        init = read_buf.initialized_len();
+                        init = read_buf.initialized_len() - bytes_read;
 
                         // SAFETY: ReadBuf guarantees all of its filled bytes are init
                         unsafe { buf.set_len(buf.len() + bytes_read) };