diff --git a/src/internal/chacha8rand/chacha8.go b/src/internal/chacha8rand/chacha8.go
index e699096b57a37b..817e0354908a5c 100644
--- a/src/internal/chacha8rand/chacha8.go
+++ b/src/internal/chacha8rand/chacha8.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func Unmarshal(s *State, data []byte) error {
 }
 
 // Read reads random bytes from the state into p.
-func Read(s *State, p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func Read(s *State, p []byte) (n int) {
 	for n = 0; n < len(p); n++ {
 		for {
 			x, ok := s.Next()
diff --git a/src/math/rand/v2/chacha8.go b/src/math/rand/v2/chacha8.go
index 9584a6c2c810e3..47400ff7c8c024 100644
--- a/src/math/rand/v2/chacha8.go
+++ b/src/math/rand/v2/chacha8.go
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ func (c *ChaCha8) MarshalBinary() ([]byte, error) {
 
 // Read generates len(p) random bytes and writes them into p.
 func (c *ChaCha8) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return chacha8rand.Read(&c.state, p)
+	return chacha8rand.Read(&c.state, p), nil
 }