diff --git a/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/directory.rb b/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/directory.rb
index 5ac977b730..0dbde7f014 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/directory.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/directory.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ class Msf::Modules::Loader::Directory < Msf::Modules::Loader::Base
   def read_module_content(parent_path, type, module_reference_name)
     full_path = module_path(parent_path, type, module_reference_name)
 
-    ::File.read(full_path)
+    module_content = ''
+
+    # force to read in binary mode so Pro modules won't be truncated on Windows
+    File.open(full_path, 'rb') do |f|
+      module_content = f.read
+    end
+
+    module_content
   end
 end