diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Changelog.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Changelog.cpp
index 75c3a89204..5e018d2849 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Changelog.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Changelog.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ public:
         {
             throw std::runtime_error("Unable to open " + path);
         }
-        return std::string((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(fs)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+        fs.seekg(0, fs.end);
+        auto length = fs.tellg();
+        fs.seekg(0, fs.beg);
+        std::unique_ptr<char[]> buffer = std::make_unique<char[]>(length);
+        fs.read(buffer.get(), length);
+        auto result = std::string(buffer.get(), buffer.get() + length);
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**