diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 22efc039f302..8d1d40dbf744 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ static ssize_t mei_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	*offset = 0;
 	cb = mei_cl_alloc_cb(cl, length, MEI_FOP_WRITE, file);
 	if (!cb) {
 		rets = -ENOMEM;