diff --git a/passes/cmds/delete.cc b/passes/cmds/delete.cc
index 8ed65040..d75386a9 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/delete.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/delete.cc
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ struct DeleteWireWorker
 	void operator()(RTLIL::SigSpec &sig) {
 		sig.optimize();
 		for (auto &c : sig.chunks)
-			if (c.wire != NULL && delete_wires_p->count(c.wire->name))
+			if (c.wire != NULL && delete_wires_p->count(c.wire->name)) {
 				c.wire = module->new_wire(c.width, NEW_ID);
+				c.offset = 0;
+			}
 	}
 };