diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
index d8d62c4b314..e42fa4297ef 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ impl<W: Write> Write for BufWriter<W> {
     }
 
     fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
-        self.get_ref().is_write_vectored()
+        true
     }
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {