1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index e05158d7ba..638aa1f612 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -713,6 +713,12 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f)
     trace_savevm_state_header();
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_VERSION);
+
+    if (!savevm_state.skip_configuration) {
+        qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_CONFIGURATION);
+        vmstate_save_state(f, &vmstate_configuration, &savevm_state, 0);
+    }
+
 }
 
 void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
@@ -729,11 +735,6 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
         se->ops->set_params(params, se->opaque);
     }
 
-    if (!savevm_state.skip_configuration) {
-        qemu_put_byte(f, QEMU_VM_CONFIGURATION);
-        vmstate_save_state(f, &vmstate_configuration, &savevm_state, 0);
-    }
-
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(se, &savevm_state.handlers, entry) {
         if (!se->ops || !se->ops->save_live_setup) {
             continue;