diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/leechcore.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/leechcore.py
index eeede1673..06c359203 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/layers/leechcore.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/layers/leechcore.py
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ def read(self, size: int = -1) -> bytes:
 
         def readline(self, __size: Optional[int] = ...) -> bytes:
             data = b""
+            if not __size:
+                __size = 0
             while __size > self._chunk_size or __size < 0:
                 data += self.read(self._chunk_size)
                 index = data.find(b"\n")