diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index f95d656c26..3fd7fdffcf 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -3524,7 +3524,8 @@ static int ram_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     ram_control_after_iterate(f, RAM_CONTROL_ROUND);
 
 out:
-    if (ret >= 0) {
+    if (ret >= 0
+        && migration_is_setup_or_active(migrate_get_current()->state)) {
         multifd_send_sync_main(rs);
         qemu_put_be64(f, RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS);
         qemu_fflush(f);