diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
index 2dc5367ce..893e9d708 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func runMount(opts MountOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 	mountOptions := []systemFuse.MountOption{
 		systemFuse.ReadOnly(),
 		systemFuse.FSName("restic"),
+		systemFuse.MaxReadahead(128 * 1024),
 	}
 
 	if opts.AllowOther {