diff --git a/modules/post/windows/manage/persistence_exe.rb b/modules/post/windows/manage/persistence_exe.rb
index 13e673d131..59acb4e2f6 100644
--- a/modules/post/windows/manage/persistence_exe.rb
+++ b/modules/post/windows/manage/persistence_exe.rb
@@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Post
   #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   def create_payload_from_file(exec)
     print_status("Reading Payload from file #{exec}")
-    ::IO.read(exec)
+    File.binread(exec)
   end
 end