diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/filesocket.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/filesocket.py
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+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/filesocket.py
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+from socket import _fileobject
+
+class filesocket(_fileobject):
+
+	def read(self, size=-1):
+		data = self._sock.recv(size)
+		if data is not None:
+			return data