diff --git a/stubs/paramiko/paramiko/file.pyi b/stubs/paramiko/paramiko/file.pyi
index 112b38d83..e462f1fa0 100644
--- a/stubs/paramiko/paramiko/file.pyi
+++ b/stubs/paramiko/paramiko/file.pyi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BufferedFile(ClosingContextManager, Generic[AnyStr]):
     def writable(self) -> bool: ...
     def seekable(self) -> bool: ...
     def readinto(self, buff: bytearray) -> int: ...
-    def read(self, size: Optional[int] = ...) -> AnyStr: ...
+    def read(self, size: Optional[int] = ...) -> bytes: ...
     def readline(self, size: Optional[int] = ...) -> AnyStr: ...
     def readlines(self, sizehint: Optional[int] = ...) -> List[AnyStr]: ...
     def seek(self, offset: int, whence: int = ...) -> None: ...