diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index fe3064709..34af8f0eb 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -1859,12 +1859,13 @@ err:
 }
 
 static int
-nvmf_tcp_pdu_payload_insert_dif(struct nvme_tcp_pdu *pdu, int read_len)
+nvmf_tcp_pdu_payload_insert_dif(struct nvme_tcp_pdu *pdu, uint32_t read_offset,
+				int read_len)
 {
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = spdk_dif_generate_stream(pdu->data_iov, pdu->data_iovcnt,
-				      pdu->readv_offset, read_len, pdu->dif_ctx);
+				      read_offset, read_len, pdu->dif_ctx);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("DIF generate failed\n");
 	}
@@ -1985,7 +1986,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_tcp_sock_process(struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_qpair *tqpair)
 			pdu->readv_offset += rc;
 
 			if (spdk_unlikely(pdu->dif_ctx != NULL)) {
-				rc = nvmf_tcp_pdu_payload_insert_dif(pdu, rc);
+				rc = nvmf_tcp_pdu_payload_insert_dif(pdu, pdu->readv_offset - rc, rc);
 				if (rc != 0) {
 					return NVME_TCP_PDU_FATAL;
 				}