diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive.go b/pkg/archive/archive.go
index aa55637565..a0c25937c8 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive.go
@@ -456,10 +456,16 @@ func (ta *tarAppender) addTarFile(path, name string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	//check whether the file is overlayfs whiteout
+	//if yes, skip re-mapping container ID mappings.
+	isOverlayWhiteout := fi.Mode()&os.ModeCharDevice != 0 && hdr.Devmajor == 0 && hdr.Devminor == 0
+
 	//handle re-mapping container ID mappings back to host ID mappings before
 	//writing tar headers/files. We skip whiteout files because they were written
 	//by the kernel and already have proper ownership relative to the host
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(filepath.Base(hdr.Name), WhiteoutPrefix) && !ta.IDMappings.Empty() {
+	if !isOverlayWhiteout &&
+		!strings.HasPrefix(filepath.Base(hdr.Name), WhiteoutPrefix) &&
+		!ta.IDMappings.Empty() {
 		fileIDPair, err := getFileUIDGID(fi.Sys())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err