diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 96b9cc0d8b..1d4885e1a0 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static void *multifd_send_thread(void *opaque)
             uint32_t used = p->pages->num;
             uint64_t packet_num = p->packet_num;
             uint32_t flags = p->flags;
-            p->iovs_num = 0;
+            p->iovs_num = 1;
 
             if (used) {
                 ret = multifd_send_state->ops->send_prepare(p, &local_err);
@@ -666,20 +666,15 @@ static void *multifd_send_thread(void *opaque)
             trace_multifd_send(p->id, packet_num, used, flags,
                                p->next_packet_size);
 
-            ret = qio_channel_write_all(p->c, (void *)p->packet,
-                                        p->packet_len, &local_err);
+            p->iov[0].iov_len = p->packet_len;
+            p->iov[0].iov_base = p->packet;
+
+            ret = qio_channel_writev_all(p->c, p->iov, p->iovs_num,
+                                         &local_err);
             if (ret != 0) {
                 break;
             }
 
-            if (used) {
-                ret = qio_channel_writev_all(p->c, p->iov, p->iovs_num,
-                                             &local_err);
-                if (ret != 0) {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
             qemu_mutex_lock(&p->mutex);
             p->pending_job--;
             qemu_mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
@@ -916,7 +911,8 @@ int multifd_save_setup(Error **errp)
         p->packet->version = cpu_to_be32(MULTIFD_VERSION);
         p->name = g_strdup_printf("multifdsend_%d", i);
         p->tls_hostname = g_strdup(s->hostname);
-        p->iov = g_new0(struct iovec, page_count);
+        /* We need one extra place for the packet header */
+        p->iov = g_new0(struct iovec, page_count + 1);
         socket_send_channel_create(multifd_new_send_channel_async, p);
     }