diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index c2f34ffc7c..851d74e8b6 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2194,9 +2194,6 @@ static bool postcopy_pause_incoming(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
     /* Clear the triggered bit to allow one recovery */
     mis->postcopy_recover_triggered = false;
 
-    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE,
-                      MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_PAUSED);
-
     assert(mis->from_src_file);
     qemu_file_shutdown(mis->from_src_file);
     qemu_fclose(mis->from_src_file);
@@ -2209,6 +2206,9 @@ static bool postcopy_pause_incoming(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
     mis->to_src_file = NULL;
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&mis->rp_mutex);
 
+    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE,
+                      MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_PAUSED);
+
     /* Notify the fault thread for the invalidated file handle */
     postcopy_fault_thread_notify(mis);