diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 3ce04b2aaf..8124811045 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_bh(void *opaque)
      */
     if (!migrate_late_block_activate() ||
          (autostart && (!global_state_received() ||
-            global_state_get_runstate() == RUN_STATE_RUNNING))) {
+            runstate_is_live(global_state_get_runstate())))) {
         /* Make sure all file formats throw away their mutable metadata.
          * If we get an error here, just don't restart the VM yet. */
         bdrv_activate_all(&local_err);
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_bh(void *opaque)
     dirty_bitmap_mig_before_vm_start();
 
     if (!global_state_received() ||
-        global_state_get_runstate() == RUN_STATE_RUNNING) {
+        runstate_is_live(global_state_get_runstate())) {
         if (autostart) {
             vm_start();
         } else {
@@ -2416,7 +2416,6 @@ static int postcopy_start(MigrationState *ms, Error **errp)
 
     migration_downtime_start(ms);
 
-    qemu_system_wakeup_request(QEMU_WAKEUP_REASON_OTHER, NULL);
     global_state_store();
     ret = migration_stop_vm(RUN_STATE_FINISH_MIGRATE);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2615,7 +2614,6 @@ static int migration_completion_precopy(MigrationState *s,
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
     migration_downtime_start(s);
-    qemu_system_wakeup_request(QEMU_WAKEUP_REASON_OTHER, NULL);
 
     s->vm_old_state = runstate_get();
     global_state_store();
@@ -3136,7 +3134,7 @@ static void migration_iteration_finish(MigrationState *s)
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED:
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLED:
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING:
-        if (s->vm_old_state == RUN_STATE_RUNNING) {
+        if (runstate_is_live(s->vm_old_state)) {
             if (!runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN)) {
                 vm_start();
             }