diff --git a/pyftdi/doc/authors.rst b/pyftdi/doc/authors.rst
index f1027b9b..8abe3a47 100644
--- a/pyftdi/doc/authors.rst
+++ b/pyftdi/doc/authors.rst
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ Contributors
 
  * Vianney le Clément de Saint-Marcq:
 
-  * Fix timeout in UART mode
+  * Fix timeout and remove useless delay in UART mode
diff --git a/pyftdi/serialext/protocol_ftdi.py b/pyftdi/serialext/protocol_ftdi.py
index 38061588..a51cf548 100644
--- a/pyftdi/serialext/protocol_ftdi.py
+++ b/pyftdi/serialext/protocol_ftdi.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def read(self, size=1):
             buf = self.udev.read_data(size)
             data += buf
             size -= len(buf)
-            if size == 0:
+            if size <= 0:
                 break
             if self._timeout is not None:
                 if buf: