diff --git a/src/linux/system.zig b/src/linux/system.zig
index 7d6ee14..b895902 100644
--- a/src/linux/system.zig
+++ b/src/linux/system.zig
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ pub fn getWindowManagerInfo(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]const u8 {
 
             // NOTE: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23534263/what-is-the-maximum-allowed-limit-on-the-length-of-a-process-name
             var file_buf: [16]u8 = undefined;
-            var reader = std.fs.File.Reader.init(file, &file_buf);
-            const read = try reader.read(&file_buf);
+            const read = try file.read(&file_buf);
             const proc_name = file_buf[0..read];
 
             const proc_name_trimmed = std.mem.trim(u8, proc_name, "\n");
diff --git a/src/utils.zig b/src/utils.zig
index 8721cf4..6b85114 100644
--- a/src/utils.zig
+++ b/src/utils.zig
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ pub fn readFile(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, file: std.fs.File, size: usize) ![
     var file_buf = try allocator.alloc(u8, size);
     defer allocator.free(file_buf);
 
-    var reader = std.fs.File.Reader.init(file, file_buf);
-    const read = try reader.read(file_buf);
+    const read = try file.read(file_buf);
 
     const data = file_buf[0..read];