diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.cpp
index 0f434cec8e..eb149c29ad 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/LexicalPath.h>
 #include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
+#include <LibCore/File.h>
 #include <LibCore/MimeData.h>
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -184,4 +185,19 @@ Optional<DeprecatedString> guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(ReadonlyBytes
 #undef __ENUMERATE_MIME_TYPE_HEADER
     return {};
 }
+
+Optional<DeprecatedString> guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(Core::File& file)
+{
+    // Read accounts for longest possible offset + signature we currently match against (extra/iso-9660)
+    auto maybe_buffer = ByteBuffer::create_uninitialized(0x9006);
+    if (maybe_buffer.is_error())
+        return {};
+
+    auto maybe_bytes = file.read_some(maybe_buffer.value());
+    if (maybe_bytes.is_error())
+        return {};
+
+    return Core::guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(maybe_bytes.value());
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.h
index 8947fb7a8f..91b7f6dd05 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/MimeData.h
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ private:
 StringView guess_mime_type_based_on_filename(StringView);
 
 Optional<DeprecatedString> guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(ReadonlyBytes);
+Optional<DeprecatedString> guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(Core::File&);
 
 }
diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/file.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/file.cpp
index a12240aedb..8096764d33 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/file.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/file.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     args_parser.parse(arguments);
 
     bool all_ok = true;
-    // Read accounts for longest possible offset + signature we currently match against.
-    auto buffer = TRY(ByteBuffer::create_uninitialized(0x9006));
 
     for (auto const& path : paths) {
         auto file_or_error = Core::File::open(path, Core::File::OpenMode::Read);
@@ -230,9 +228,8 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
         } else if (!file_size_in_bytes) {
             outln("{}: empty", path);
         } else {
-            auto bytes = TRY(file->read_some(buffer));
             auto file_name_guess = Core::guess_mime_type_based_on_filename(path);
-            auto mime_type = Core::guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(bytes).value_or(file_name_guess);
+            auto mime_type = Core::guess_mime_type_based_on_sniffed_bytes(*file).value_or(file_name_guess);
             auto human_readable_description = get_description_from_mime_type(mime_type, path).value_or(mime_type);
             outln("{}: {}", path, flag_mime_only ? mime_type : human_readable_description);
         }