diff --git a/pkg/services/object/internal/client/client.go b/pkg/services/object/internal/client/client.go
index dd2de0fd1..4634c96e1 100644
--- a/pkg/services/object/internal/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/services/object/internal/client/client.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func PayloadRange(ctx context.Context, prm PayloadRangePrm) (*PayloadRangeRes, e
 		ln = maxInitialBufferSize
 	}
 
-	w := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, ln))
+	w := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, ln))
 	_, err = io.CopyN(w, rdr, int64(prm.ln))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read payload: %w", err)