diff --git a/lldb/source/Target/Target.cpp b/lldb/source/Target/Target.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Target/Target.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Target/Target.cpp
@@ -1758,19 +1758,30 @@
   if (!resolved_addr.IsValid())
     resolved_addr = addr;
 
-  bool is_readonly = false;
+  // If we read from the file cache but can't get as many bytes as requested,
+  // we keep the result around in this buffer, in case this result is the
+  // best we can do.
+  std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> file_cache_read_buffer;
+  size_t file_cache_bytes_read = 0;
+
   // Read from file cache if read-only section.
   if (!force_live_memory && resolved_addr.IsSectionOffset()) {
     SectionSP section_sp(resolved_addr.GetSection());
     if (section_sp) {
       auto permissions = Flags(section_sp->GetPermissions());
-      is_readonly = !permissions.Test(ePermissionsWritable) &&
-                    permissions.Test(ePermissionsReadable);
-    }
-    if (is_readonly) {
-      bytes_read = ReadMemoryFromFileCache(resolved_addr, dst, dst_len, error);
-      if (bytes_read > 0)
-        return bytes_read;
+      bool is_readonly = !permissions.Test(ePermissionsWritable) &&
+                         permissions.Test(ePermissionsReadable);
+      if (is_readonly) {
+        file_cache_bytes_read =
+            ReadMemoryFromFileCache(resolved_addr, dst, dst_len, error);
+        if (file_cache_bytes_read == dst_len)
+          return file_cache_bytes_read;
+        else if (file_cache_bytes_read > 0) {
+          file_cache_read_buffer =
+              std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(file_cache_bytes_read);
+          std::memcpy(file_cache_read_buffer.get(), dst, file_cache_bytes_read);
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1809,7 +1820,14 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if (!is_readonly && resolved_addr.IsSectionOffset()) {
+  if (file_cache_read_buffer && file_cache_bytes_read > 0) {
+    // Reading from the process failed. If we've previously succeeded in reading
+    // something from the file cache, then copy that over and return that.
+    std::memcpy(dst, file_cache_read_buffer.get(), file_cache_bytes_read);
+    return file_cache_bytes_read;
+  }
+
+  if (!file_cache_read_buffer && resolved_addr.IsSectionOffset()) {
     // If we didn't already try and read from the object file cache, then try
     // it after failing to read from the process.
     return ReadMemoryFromFileCache(resolved_addr, dst, dst_len, error);