diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
index 45d3a7df..ce10dc99 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.4](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/compare/ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.3...ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.4) (2022-08-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* yield buf after reading length to make it safe to use with worker transfer ([eeeda23](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/commit/eeeda2397ccd2ccebb1de5f34af126d697ac80f5))
+
 ## [ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.3](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/compare/ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.2...ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.3) (2022-08-17)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
index c1c58af0..5355b9ed 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ipfs-unixfs-exporter",
-  "version": "8.0.3",
+  "version": "8.0.4",
   "description": "JavaScript implementation of the UnixFs exporter used by IPFS",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/tree/master/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter#readme",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js
index 128fb0ac..30ce718d 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js
@@ -153,15 +153,17 @@ const fileContent = (cid, node, unixfs, path, resolve, depth, blockstore) => {
     let read = 0
 
     for await (const buf of queue) {
-      if (buf != null) {
-        yield buf
+      if (buf == null) {
+        continue
+      }
 
-        read += buf.byteLength
+      read += buf.byteLength
 
-        if (read === length) {
-          queue.end()
-        }
+      if (read === length) {
+        queue.end()
       }
+
+      yield buf
     }
   }