diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 3b512974fd..488fc0a7c0 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ static void pc_compat_2_3(MachineState *machine)
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         pcms->smm = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
     }
-    savevm_skip_configuration();
 }
 
 static void pc_compat_2_2(MachineState *machine)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index f07d40a1f8..84291877ef 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3581,7 +3581,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_3_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 {
     spapr_machine_2_4_instance_options(machine);
     savevm_skip_section_footers();
-    savevm_skip_configuration();
 }
 
 static void spapr_machine_2_3_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-common.c b/hw/xen/xen-common.c
index 459e6ab765..1f3688d2ff 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-common.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen-common.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ static int xen_init(MachineState *ms)
     }
     qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(xen_change_state_handler, NULL);
 
-    savevm_skip_configuration();
     savevm_skip_section_footers();
 
     return 0;
@@ -151,6 +150,11 @@ static GlobalProperty xen_compat_props[] = {
         .property = "store-global-state",
         .value = "off",
     },
+    {
+        .driver = "migration",
+        .property = "send-configuration",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
     { /* end of list */ },
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index a506a74929..1a3fd9443a 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
         .driver   = TYPE_PCI_DEVICE,\
         .property = "x-pcie-lnksta-dllla",\
         .value    = "off",\
+    },{\
+        .driver   = "migration",\
+        .property = "send-configuration",\
+        .value    = "off",\
     },{\
         .driver   = "migration",\
         .property = "store-global-state",\
diff --git a/include/migration/misc.h b/include/migration/misc.h
index 6ac3307529..f30db4d778 100644
--- a/include/migration/misc.h
+++ b/include/migration/misc.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ int64_t self_announce_delay(int round)
 
 void dump_vmstate_json_to_file(FILE *out_fp);
 void savevm_skip_section_footers(void);
-void savevm_skip_configuration(void);
 
 /* migration/migration.c */
 void migration_object_init(void);
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 67f9e68f2e..414e14db6c 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1985,6 +1985,8 @@ static Property migration_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("store-global-state", MigrationState,
                      store_global_state, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("only-migratable", MigrationState, only_migratable, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("send-configuration", MigrationState,
+                     send_configuration, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index 34377dd1db..4d4ea0debf 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ struct MigrationState
 
     /* Whether the VM is only allowing for migratable devices */
     bool only_migratable;
+
+    /* Whether we send QEMU_VM_CONFIGURATION during migration */
+    bool send_configuration;
 };
 
 void migrate_set_state(int *state, int old_state, int new_state);
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 1499cd3f22..0a8c61f52f 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ typedef struct SaveStateEntry {
 typedef struct SaveState {
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, SaveStateEntry) handlers;
     int global_section_id;
-    bool skip_configuration;
     uint32_t len;
     const char *name;
     uint32_t target_page_bits;
@@ -296,15 +295,8 @@ typedef struct SaveState {
 static SaveState savevm_state = {
     .handlers = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(savevm_state.handlers),
     .global_section_id = 0,
-    .skip_configuration = false,
 };
 
-void savevm_skip_configuration(void)
-{
-    savevm_state.skip_configuration = true;
-}
-
-
 static void configuration_pre_save(void *opaque)
 {
     SaveState *state = opaque;
@@ -970,11 +962,11 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f)
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION);
 
-    if (!savevm_state.skip_configuration || enforce_config_section()) {
+    if (migrate_get_current()->send_configuration ||
+        enforce_config_section()) {
         qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_CONFIGURATION);
         vmstate_save_state(f, &vmstate_configuration, &savevm_state, 0);
     }
-
 }
 
 void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f)
@@ -1995,7 +1987,8 @@ int qemu_loadvm_state(QEMUFile *f)
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    if (!savevm_state.skip_configuration || enforce_config_section()) {
+    if (migrate_get_current()->send_configuration ||
+        enforce_config_section()) {
         if (qemu_get_byte(f) != QEMU_VM_CONFIGURATION) {
             error_report("Configuration section missing");
             return -EINVAL;