diff --git a/Enyim.Caching/Memcached/PooledSocket.cs b/Enyim.Caching/Memcached/PooledSocket.cs
index a545a765..adcbbd8d 100755
--- a/Enyim.Caching/Memcached/PooledSocket.cs
+++ b/Enyim.Caching/Memcached/PooledSocket.cs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public async Task ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    int currentRead = await this.inputStream.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, shouldRead);
+                    int currentRead = this.inputStream.Read(buffer, offset, shouldRead);
                     if (currentRead < 1)
                         continue;