diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/io/IOStreams.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/io/IOStreams.kt
index 5bb80059752..1db9877f190 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/io/IOStreams.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/io/IOStreams.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import java.io.*
 import java.nio.charset.Charset
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException
 
+@Deprecated("It's not recommended to iterate through input stream of bytes unless it's buffered. Use buffered() extension on stream to make it buffered.", ReplaceWith("this.buffered().iterator()"))
+public operator fun InputStream.iterator(): ByteIterator = buffered().iterator()
+
 /** Returns an [Iterator] of bytes read from this input stream. */
 public operator fun BufferedInputStream.iterator(): ByteIterator =
         object : ByteIterator() {