}
 
             ret = fallocate(rb->fd, FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
-                            start, length);
+                            start + rb->fd_offset, length);
             if (ret) {
                 ret = -errno;
-                error_report("%s: Failed to fallocate %s:%" PRIx64 " +%zx (%d)",
-                             __func__, rb->idstr, start, length, ret);
+                error_report("%s: Failed to fallocate %s:%" PRIx64 "+%" PRIx64
+                             " +%zx (%d)", __func__, rb->idstr, start,
+                             rb->fd_offset, length, ret);
                 goto err;
             }
 #else
             ret = -ENOSYS;
             error_report("%s: fallocate not available/file"
-                         "%s:%" PRIx64 " +%zx (%d)",
-                         __func__, rb->idstr, start, length, ret);
+                         "%s:%" PRIx64 "+%" PRIx64 " +%zx (%d)", __func__,
+                         rb->idstr, start, rb->fd_offset, length, ret);
             goto err;
 #endif
         }
     int ret = -1;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FALLOCATE_PUNCH_HOLE
+    /* ignore fd_offset with guest_memfd */
     ret = fallocate(rb->guest_memfd, FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
                     start, length);