diff --git a/wp-includes/streams.php b/wp-includes/streams.php
index 595acd775b..924394f171 100644
--- a/wp-includes/streams.php
+++ b/wp-includes/streams.php
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ class CachedFileReader extends StringReader {
 	return false;
       }
       $this->_str = fread($fd, $length);
-      fclose($fd);
+	  $this->_pos = 0;
+	  fclose($fd);
 
     } else {
       $this->error = 2; // File doesn't exist
@@ -169,4 +170,4 @@ class CachedFileReader extends StringReader {
 }
 
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>