diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index aea6fb7444..eb3e09e899 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ void migration_incoming_process(void)
     qemu_coroutine_enter(co);
 }
 
-void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f)
+/* Returns true if recovered from a paused migration, otherwise false */
+static bool postcopy_try_recover(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
 
@@ -491,11 +492,20 @@ void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f)
          * that source is ready to reply to page requests.
          */
         qemu_sem_post(&mis->postcopy_pause_sem_dst);
-    } else {
-        /* New incoming migration */
-        migration_incoming_setup(f);
-        migration_incoming_process();
+        return true;
     }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f)
+{
+    if (postcopy_try_recover(f)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    migration_incoming_setup(f);
+    migration_incoming_process();
 }
 
 void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
@@ -504,6 +514,9 @@ void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
 
     if (!mis->from_src_file) {
         QEMUFile *f = qemu_fopen_channel_input(ioc);
+        if (postcopy_try_recover(f)) {
+            return;
+        }
         migration_incoming_setup(f);
         return;
     }