diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index cc00b344a9..5a31b23bd6 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ static void populate_disk_info(MigrationInfo *info)
 static void fill_source_migration_info(MigrationInfo *info)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+    int state = qatomic_read(&s->state);
     GSList *cur_blocker = migration_blockers;
 
     info->blocked_reasons = NULL;
@@ -1103,7 +1104,7 @@ static void fill_source_migration_info(MigrationInfo *info)
     }
     info->has_blocked_reasons = info->blocked_reasons != NULL;
 
-    switch (s->state) {
+    switch (state) {
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_NONE:
         /* no migration has happened ever */
         /* do not overwrite destination migration status */
@@ -1148,7 +1149,7 @@ static void fill_source_migration_info(MigrationInfo *info)
         info->has_status = true;
         break;
     }
-    info->status = s->state;
+    info->status = state;
 }
 
 typedef enum WriteTrackingSupport {