diff --git a/include/flatbuffers/util.h b/include/flatbuffers/util.h
index 7d247dd07..3951bbdd7 100644
--- a/include/flatbuffers/util.h
+++ b/include/flatbuffers/util.h
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ inline bool FileExists(const char *name) {
 inline bool LoadFile(const char *name, bool binary, std::string *buf) {
   std::ifstream ifs(name, binary ? std::ifstream::binary : std::ifstream::in);
   if (!ifs.is_open()) return false;
-  *buf = std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(ifs),
-                    std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+  ifs.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+  (*buf).resize(ifs.tellg());
+  ifs.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+  ifs.read(&(*buf)[0], (*buf).size());
   return !ifs.bad();
 }