diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index bd46425aa1..4b2267630d 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-06-13  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+
+	* dwarf2loc.c (read_pieced_value): Respect parent value's offset
+	when targeting a bit-field.
+	(write_pieced_value): Likewise.
+
 2017-06-13  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
 
 	* dwarf2loc.c (struct piece_closure) <addr_size>: Remove field.
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2loc.c b/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
index 8f99844ea3..6ce2993d0a 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
@@ -1776,7 +1776,8 @@ read_pieced_value (struct value *v)
   bits_to_skip = 8 * value_offset (v);
   if (value_bitsize (v))
     {
-      bits_to_skip += value_bitpos (v);
+      bits_to_skip += (8 * value_offset (value_parent (v))
+		       + value_bitpos (v));
       type_len = value_bitsize (v);
     }
   else
@@ -1946,7 +1947,8 @@ write_pieced_value (struct value *to, struct value *from)
   bits_to_skip = 8 * value_offset (to);
   if (value_bitsize (to))
     {
-      bits_to_skip += value_bitpos (to);
+      bits_to_skip += (8 * value_offset (value_parent (to))
+		       + value_bitpos (to));
       type_len = value_bitsize (to);
     }
   else