diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index c07d4ee458..d65a9f1195 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
                             const MigrationParams *params);
 int qemu_savevm_state_iterate(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_savevm_state_complete(QEMUFile *f);
-void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(QEMUFile *f);
+void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(void);
 uint64_t qemu_savevm_state_pending(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t max_size);
 int qemu_loadvm_state(QEMUFile *f);
 
diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index fe1a103abe..77c1971b77 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void migrate_fd_cancel(MigrationState *s)
 
     s->state = MIG_STATE_CANCELLED;
     notifier_list_notify(&migration_state_notifiers, s);
-    qemu_savevm_state_cancel(s->file);
+    qemu_savevm_state_cancel();
 
     migrate_fd_cleanup(s);
 }
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 611e997d42..913a6235ab 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1590,13 +1590,13 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
 
         ret = se->ops->save_live_setup(f, se->opaque);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            qemu_savevm_state_cancel(f);
+            qemu_savevm_state_cancel();
             return ret;
         }
     }
     ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
     if (ret != 0) {
-        qemu_savevm_state_cancel(f);
+        qemu_savevm_state_cancel();
     }
 
     return ret;
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_iterate(QEMUFile *f)
     }
     ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
     if (ret != 0) {
-        qemu_savevm_state_cancel(f);
+        qemu_savevm_state_cancel();
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ uint64_t qemu_savevm_state_pending(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t max_size)
     return ret;
 }
 
-void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(QEMUFile *f)
+void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(void)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;