diff --git a/rebar.config.script b/rebar.config.script
index 905a0ebe..e3b9cda8 100644
--- a/rebar.config.script
+++ b/rebar.config.script
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Funs = [{application, get_supervisor, 1},
         {ets, whereis, 1},
         {file, del_dir_r, 1},
         {file, delete, 2},
+        {file, read_file, 2},
         {filelib, ensure_path, 1},
         {filelib, find_file, 2},
         {filelib, find_file, 3},
diff --git a/src/otpbp_file.erl b/src/otpbp_file.erl
index 0fee176d..5165cedb 100644
--- a/src/otpbp_file.erl
+++ b/src/otpbp_file.erl
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 % OTP 23.0
 -export([del_dir_r/1]).
 -endif.
-
 -ifndef(HAVE_file__delete_2).
 % OTP 24.0
 -export([delete/2]).
 -endif.
+-ifndef(HAVE_file__read_file_2).
+% OTP 27.0
+-export([read_file/2]).
+-endif.
 
 -ifndef(HAVE_file__del_dir_r_1).
 -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
@@ -35,12 +38,38 @@ delete(Name, Opts) when is_list(Opts) ->
         Error -> Error
     end.
 
+-ifndef(NEED_check_args_2).
+-define(NEED_check_args_2, true).
+-endif.
+-ifndef(NEED_file_name_1).
+-define(NEED_file_name_1, true).
+-endif.
+-endif.
+
+-ifndef(HAVE_file__read_file_2).
+read_file(Name, Opts) when is_list(Opts) ->
+    case check_args(Opts, ok) of
+        ok -> file:read_file(Name);
+        raw -> prim_file:read_file(file_name(Name));
+        Error -> Error
+    end.
+
+-ifndef(NEED_check_args_2).
+-define(NEED_check_args_2, true).
+-endif.
+-ifndef(NEED_file_name_1).
+-define(NEED_file_name_1, true).
+-endif.
+-endif.
+
+-ifdef(NEED_check_args_2).
 check_args([{error, _} = Error|_Rest], _) -> Error;
 check_args([raw|Rest], _) -> check_args(Rest, raw);
 check_args([_Name|Rest], R) -> check_args(Rest, R);
 check_args([], R) -> R.
+-endif.
 
--compile({inline, [file_name/1]}).
+-ifdef(NEED_file_name_1).
 file_name(N) when is_binary(N) -> N;
 file_name(N) ->
     try
diff --git a/src/otpbp_pt.erl b/src/otpbp_pt.erl
index e3b7d409..144776b2 100644
--- a/src/otpbp_pt.erl
+++ b/src/otpbp_pt.erl
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                               {{ets, lookup_element, 4}, otpbp_ets},
                               {{ets, whereis, 1}, otpbp_ets},
                               {{file, del_dir_r, 1}, otpbp_file},
-                              {{file, delete, 2}, otpbp_file},
+                              {{file, [delete, read_file], 2}, otpbp_file},
                               {{filelib, ensure_path, 1}, otpbp_filelib},
                               {{filelib, find_file, [2, 3]}, otpbp_filelib},
                               {{filelib, safe_relative_path, 2}, otpbp_filelib},