diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index ee21e981ba..34e4b71052 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2803,7 +2803,8 @@ void qmp_xen_save_devices_state(const char *filename, bool has_live, bool live,
     vm_stop(RUN_STATE_SAVE_VM);
     global_state_store_running();
 
-    ioc = qio_channel_file_new_path(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0660, errp);
+    ioc = qio_channel_file_new_path(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC,
+                                    0660, errp);
     if (!ioc) {
         goto the_end;
     }