diff --git a/library/std/src/fs.rs b/library/std/src/fs.rs
index c4a92927937a..80d369eb067d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ pub fn read<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
     fn inner(path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
         let mut file = File::open(path)?;
         let size = file.metadata().map(|m| m.len() as usize).ok();
-        let mut bytes = Vec::with_capacity(size.unwrap_or(0));
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        bytes.try_reserve_exact(size.unwrap_or(0)).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         io::default_read_to_end(&mut file, &mut bytes, size)?;
         Ok(bytes)
     }
@@ -302,7 +303,8 @@ pub fn read_to_string<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<String> {
     fn inner(path: &Path) -> io::Result<String> {
         let mut file = File::open(path)?;
         let size = file.metadata().map(|m| m.len() as usize).ok();
-        let mut string = String::with_capacity(size.unwrap_or(0));
+        let mut string = String::new();
+        string.try_reserve_exact(size.unwrap_or(0)).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         io::default_read_to_string(&mut file, &mut string, size)?;
         Ok(string)
     }
@@ -774,14 +776,14 @@ impl Read for &File {
     // Reserves space in the buffer based on the file size when available.
     fn read_to_end(&mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let size = buffer_capacity_required(self);
-        buf.reserve(size.unwrap_or(0));
+        buf.try_reserve_exact(size.unwrap_or(0)).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         io::default_read_to_end(self, buf, size)
     }
 
     // Reserves space in the buffer based on the file size when available.
     fn read_to_string(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> io::Result<usize> {
         let size = buffer_capacity_required(self);
-        buf.reserve(size.unwrap_or(0));
+        buf.try_reserve_exact(size.unwrap_or(0)).map_err(|_| io::ErrorKind::OutOfMemory)?;
         io::default_read_to_string(self, buf, size)
     }
 }