diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 7c650e0..50e2191 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ size_t
 print_file(FILE *fd)
 {
 	ssize_t 	nread = 0;
+	ssize_t 	datasent = 0;
 	char           *buffer[BUFSIZ];
 
 	while ((nread = fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer), fd)) != 0)
-		fwrite(buffer, 1, nread, stdout);
-	return nread * sizeof(buffer);
+		datasent += fwrite(buffer, 1, nread, stdout);
+	return datasent;
 }