diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_file.c b/src/pcm/pcm_file.c
index 9e419613..359d84da 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_file.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_file.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_file_readn(snd_pcm_t *pcm, void **bufs, snd_pcm
 {
 	snd_pcm_file_t *file = pcm->private_data;
 	snd_pcm_channel_area_t areas[pcm->channels];
-	snd_pcm_sframes_t n = snd_pcm_writen(file->gen.slave, bufs, size);
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t n = snd_pcm_readn(file->gen.slave, bufs, size);
 	if (n > 0) {
 		snd_pcm_areas_from_bufs(pcm, areas, bufs);
 		snd_pcm_file_add_frames(pcm, areas, 0, n);