diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index 7e40c48951..5e46213af1 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -992,7 +992,6 @@ static int multiwrite_f(int argc, char **argv)
 
         optind = j + 1;
 
-        offset += reqs[i].qiov->size;
         pattern++;
     }