diff --git a/src/cat.c b/src/cat.c
index 455765f..11876f3 100644
--- a/src/cat.c
+++ b/src/cat.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		fputs(buf, stdout);
+		fwrite(buf, 1, p, stdout);
 		fflush(stdout);
 
 		if (file != stdin) { fclose(file); }