diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 72802d6133..d29f7448bd 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2693,7 +2693,11 @@ static int postcopy_start(MigrationState *ms, Error **errp)
      * Cause any non-postcopiable, but iterative devices to
      * send out their final data.
      */
-    qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(ms->to_dst_file, true);
+    ret = qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_iterable(ms->to_dst_file, true);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Postcopy save non-postcopiable iterables failed");
+        goto fail;
+    }
 
     /*
      * in Finish migrate and with the io-lock held everything should
@@ -2732,7 +2736,12 @@ static int postcopy_start(MigrationState *ms, Error **errp)
      */
     qemu_savevm_send_postcopy_listen(fb);
 
-    qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(fb, false);
+    ret = qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_non_iterable(fb, true);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Postcopy save non-iterable device states failed");
+        goto fail_closefb;
+    }
+
     if (migrate_postcopy_ram()) {
         qemu_savevm_send_ping(fb, 3);
     }
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 9aef2fa3c9..0ddc4c8eb5 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,6 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_complete_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
     qemu_fflush(f);
 }
 
-static
 int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_iterable(QEMUFile *f, bool in_postcopy)
 {
     int64_t start_ts_each, end_ts_each;
diff --git a/migration/savevm.h b/migration/savevm.h
index c48a53e95e..7957460062 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.h
+++ b/migration/savevm.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_pending_exact(uint64_t *must_precopy,
                                      uint64_t *can_postcopy);
 void qemu_savevm_state_pending_estimate(uint64_t *must_precopy,
                                         uint64_t *can_postcopy);
+int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy_iterable(QEMUFile *f, bool in_postcopy);
 void qemu_savevm_send_ping(QEMUFile *f, uint32_t value);
 void qemu_savevm_send_open_return_path(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_savevm_send_packaged(QEMUFile *f, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len);