2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/archival/rpm2cpio.c b/archival/rpm2cpio.c
index 8d4ca84dc..45c3ffb17 100644
--- a/archival/rpm2cpio.c
+++ b/archival/rpm2cpio.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extern int rpm2cpio_main(int argc, char **argv)
         } else {
                 rpmfile = fopen(argv[1], "r");
                 if (!rpmfile) perror_msg_and_die("Can't open rpm file");
+                /* set the buffer size */
+                setvbuf(rpmfile, NULL, _IOFBF, 0x8000);
         }
 
         fread (&lead, sizeof(struct rpm_lead), 1, rpmfile);
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ extern int rpm2cpio_main(int argc, char **argv)
         skip_header(rpmfile);
 
         cpiofile = gz_open(rpmfile, &gunzip_pid);
+
         copyfd(fileno(cpiofile), fileno(stdout));
         gz_close(gunzip_pid);
         fclose(rpmfile);
diff --git a/rpm2cpio.c b/rpm2cpio.c
index 8d4ca84dc..45c3ffb17 100644
--- a/rpm2cpio.c
+++ b/rpm2cpio.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ extern int rpm2cpio_main(int argc, char **argv)
         } else {
                 rpmfile = fopen(argv[1], "r");
                 if (!rpmfile) perror_msg_and_die("Can't open rpm file");
+                /* set the buffer size */
+                setvbuf(rpmfile, NULL, _IOFBF, 0x8000);
         }
 
         fread (&lead, sizeof(struct rpm_lead), 1, rpmfile);
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ extern int rpm2cpio_main(int argc, char **argv)
         skip_header(rpmfile);
 
         cpiofile = gz_open(rpmfile, &gunzip_pid);
+
         copyfd(fileno(cpiofile), fileno(stdout));
         gz_close(gunzip_pid);
         fclose(rpmfile);