1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index 9c9be4aa02..6aed84aba5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -1412,9 +1412,9 @@ static void read_stdin(void)
   (void)open_buffer(true, NULL, 0);  // create memfile and read file
   if (BUFEMPTY() && curbuf->b_next != NULL) {
     // stdin was empty, go to buffer 2 (e.g. "echo file1 | xargs nvim"). #8561
-    msg_silent++;
-    do_buffer(DOBUF_GOTO, DOBUF_FIRST, FORWARD, curbuf->b_next->handle, 0);
-    msg_silent--;
+    do_cmdline_cmd("silent! bnext");
+    // Delete the empty stdin buffer.
+    do_cmdline_cmd("bwipeout 1");
   }
   no_wait_return = false;
   msg_didany = save_msg_didany;