1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/migration/multifd-zlib.c b/migration/multifd-zlib.c
index 9f6ebf1076..a2fec4d01d 100644
--- a/migration/multifd-zlib.c
+++ b/migration/multifd-zlib.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ static int zlib_send_setup(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
         error_setg(errp, "multifd %u: deflate init failed", p->id);
         return -1;
     }
-    /* To be safe, we reserve twice the size of the packet */
-    z->zbuff_len = MULTIFD_PACKET_SIZE * 2;
+    /* This is the maxium size of the compressed buffer */
+    z->zbuff_len = compressBound(MULTIFD_PACKET_SIZE);
     z->zbuff = g_try_malloc(z->zbuff_len);
     if (!z->zbuff) {
         deflateEnd(&z->zs);