diff --git a/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp b/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp
index 7e1b2038..7f93e6c6 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ size_t TwoWire::requestFrom(uint8_t address, size_t size, bool stopBit)
         _rx_write = size;
     }
 
-    return size;
+    return _rx_write;
 }
 
 size_t TwoWire::write(uint8_t data)