diff --git a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc
index bfc8a851b93e..bc4b0c6a96f6 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc
+++ b/src/v/cloud_storage/remote_partition.cc
@@ -524,24 +524,30 @@ class partition_record_batch_reader_impl final
 
             if (
               cur.error() == error_outcome::out_of_range
-              && std::holds_alternative<kafka::offset>(query)) {
-                // Special case queries below the start offset of the log.
-                // The start offset may have advanced while the request was
-                // in progress. This is expected, so log at debug level.
-                const auto log_start_offset = _partition->_manifest_view
-                                                ->stm_manifest()
-                                                .full_log_start_kafka_offset();
-
-                const auto query_offset = std::get<kafka::offset>(query);
-                if (log_start_offset && query_offset < *log_start_offset) {
-                    vlog(
-                      _ctxlog.debug,
-                      "Manifest query below the log's start Kafka offset: {} < "
-                      "{}",
-                      query_offset(),
-                      log_start_offset.value()());
-                    co_return;
-                }
+              && ss::visit(
+                query,
+                [&](kafka::offset query_offset) {
+                    // Special case queries below the start offset of the log.
+                    // The start offset may have advanced while the request was
+                    // in progress. This is expected, so log at debug level.
+                    const auto log_start_offset
+                      = _partition->_manifest_view->stm_manifest()
+                          .full_log_start_kafka_offset();
+
+                    if (log_start_offset && query_offset < *log_start_offset) {
+                        vlog(
+                          _ctxlog.debug,
+                          "Manifest query below the log's start Kafka offset: "
+                          "{} < {}",
+                          query_offset(),
+                          log_start_offset.value()());
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                },
+                [](auto) { return false; })) {
+                // error was handled
+                co_return;
             }
 
             vlog(