diff --git a/cmd/incus/file.go b/cmd/incus/file.go
index 4aad930acd8..a32f62f4d7d 100644
--- a/cmd/incus/file.go
+++ b/cmd/incus/file.go
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func (c *cmdFilePull) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		} else {
 			for {
 				// Read 1MB at a time.
-				_, err = io.CopyN(writer, src, 1024*1024*1024)
+				_, err = io.CopyN(writer, src, 1024*1024)
 				if err != nil {
 					if err == io.EOF {
 						break