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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
index 374a3b4d..4078dd5b 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ sub my_read ($$$) {
                         return; # unrecoverable error
                 }
         }
-        \substr($$rbuf, 0, $len, '');
+        my $no_pad = substr($$rbuf, 0, $len, '');
+        \$no_pad;
 }
 
 sub my_readline ($$) {