diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index cb7a121eb0..ce08257706 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -914,11 +914,8 @@ static int multifd_zero_copy_flush(QIOChannel *c)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int multifd_send_sync_main(void)
+int multifd_ram_flush_and_sync(void)
 {
-    int i;
-    bool flush_zero_copy;
-
     if (!migrate_multifd()) {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -930,6 +927,14 @@ int multifd_send_sync_main(void)
         }
     }
 
+    return multifd_send_sync_main();
+}
+
+int multifd_send_sync_main(void)
+{
+    int i;
+    bool flush_zero_copy;
+
     flush_zero_copy = migrate_zero_copy_send();
 
     for (i = 0; i < migrate_multifd_channels(); i++) {
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 5fa384d9af..00c872dfda 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -270,4 +270,5 @@ static inline uint32_t multifd_ram_page_count(void)
 
 void multifd_ram_save_setup(void);
 void multifd_ram_save_cleanup(void);
+int multifd_ram_flush_and_sync(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 1815b2557b..67ca3d5d51 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static int find_dirty_block(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
                 (!migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section() ||
                  migrate_mapped_ram())) {
                 QEMUFile *f = rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].pss_channel;
-                int ret = multifd_send_sync_main();
+                int ret = multifd_ram_flush_and_sync();
                 if (ret < 0) {
                     return ret;
                 }
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, Error **errp)
     }
 
     bql_unlock();
-    ret = multifd_send_sync_main();
+    ret = multifd_ram_flush_and_sync();
     bql_lock();
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "%s: multifd synchronization failed", __func__);
@@ -3213,7 +3213,7 @@ out:
         && migration_is_setup_or_active()) {
         if (migrate_multifd() && migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section() &&
             !migrate_mapped_ram()) {
-            ret = multifd_send_sync_main();
+            ret = multifd_ram_flush_and_sync();
             if (ret < 0) {
                 return ret;
             }
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         }
     }
 
-    ret = multifd_send_sync_main();
+    ret = multifd_ram_flush_and_sync();
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }