diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 640e4450ff..717e71f539 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ struct {
     MultiFDMethods *ops;
 } *multifd_recv_state;
 
+static size_t multifd_ram_payload_size(void)
+{
+    uint32_t n = multifd_ram_page_count();
+
+    /*
+     * We keep an array of page offsets at the end of MultiFDPages_t,
+     * add space for it in the allocation.
+     */
+    return sizeof(MultiFDPages_t) + n * sizeof(ram_addr_t);
+}
+
 static bool multifd_use_packets(void)
 {
     return !migrate_mapped_ram();
@@ -394,18 +405,12 @@ static int multifd_recv_initial_packet(QIOChannel *c, Error **errp)
 
 static MultiFDPages_t *multifd_pages_init(uint32_t n)
 {
-    MultiFDPages_t *pages = g_new0(MultiFDPages_t, 1);
-
-    pages->offset = g_new0(ram_addr_t, n);
-
-    return pages;
+    return g_malloc0(multifd_ram_payload_size());
 }
 
 static void multifd_pages_clear(MultiFDPages_t *pages)
 {
     multifd_pages_reset(pages);
-    g_free(pages->offset);
-    pages->offset = NULL;
     g_free(pages);
 }
 
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 7bb4a2cbc4..a7fdd97f70 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t num;
     /* number of normal pages */
     uint32_t normal_num;
-    /* offset of each page */
-    ram_addr_t *offset;
     RAMBlock *block;
+    /* offset of each page */
+    ram_addr_t offset[];
 } MultiFDPages_t;
 
 struct MultiFDRecvData {