diff --git a/src/linker.c b/src/linker.c
index f4403e3..78f92c3 100644
--- a/src/linker.c
+++ b/src/linker.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ int bpf_linker__add_buf(struct bpf_linker *linker, void *buf, size_t buf_sz,
 
 	written = 0;
 	while (written < buf_sz) {
-		ret = write(fd, buf, buf_sz);
+		ret = write(fd, buf + written, buf_sz - written);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			ret = -errno;
 			pr_warn("failed to write '%s': %s\n", filename, errstr(ret));