3 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 94d71f8b24..aea6fb7444 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
         migration_incoming_setup(f);
         return;
     }
-    multifd_recv_new_channel(ioc);
+
+    if (multifd_recv_new_channel(ioc)) {
+        migration_incoming_process();
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 1cd98d6398..23cea47090 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,8 @@ bool multifd_recv_all_channels_created(void)
     return thread_count == atomic_read(&multifd_recv_state->count);
 }
 
-void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
+/* Return true if multifd is ready for the migration, otherwise false */
+bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
 {
     MultiFDRecvParams *p;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -1320,7 +1321,7 @@ void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
     id = multifd_recv_initial_packet(ioc, &local_err);
     if (id < 0) {
         multifd_recv_terminate_threads(local_err);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     p = &multifd_recv_state->params[id];
@@ -1328,7 +1329,7 @@ void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
         error_setg(&local_err, "multifd: received id '%d' already setup'",
                    id);
         multifd_recv_terminate_threads(local_err);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     p->c = ioc;
     object_ref(OBJECT(ioc));
@@ -1339,9 +1340,7 @@ void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
     qemu_thread_create(&p->thread, p->name, multifd_recv_thread, p,
                        QEMU_THREAD_JOINABLE);
     atomic_inc(&multifd_recv_state->count);
-    if (multifd_recv_state->count == migrate_multifd_channels()) {
-        migration_incoming_process();
-    }
+    return multifd_recv_state->count == migrate_multifd_channels();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index d386f4d641..457bf54b8c 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int multifd_save_cleanup(Error **errp);
 int multifd_load_setup(void);
 int multifd_load_cleanup(Error **errp);
 bool multifd_recv_all_channels_created(void);
-void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc);
+bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc);
 
 uint64_t ram_pagesize_summary(void);
 int ram_save_queue_pages(const char *rbname, ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t len);