diff --git a/migration/multifd-nocomp.c b/migration/multifd-nocomp.c
index 58372db0f4..c1f686c0ce 100644
--- a/migration/multifd-nocomp.c
+++ b/migration/multifd-nocomp.c
@@ -344,6 +344,48 @@ retry:
     return true;
 }
 
+/*
+ * We have two modes for multifd flushes:
+ *
+ * - Per-section mode: this is the legacy way to flush, it requires one
+ *   MULTIFD_FLAG_SYNC message for each RAM_SAVE_FLAG_EOS.
+ *
+ * - Per-round mode: this is the modern way to flush, it requires one
+ *   MULTIFD_FLAG_SYNC message only for each round of RAM scan.  Normally
+ *   it's paired with a new RAM_SAVE_FLAG_MULTIFD_FLUSH message in network
+ *   based migrations.
+ *
+ * One thing to mention is mapped-ram always use the modern way to sync.
+ */
+
+/* Do we need a per-section multifd flush (legacy way)? */
+bool multifd_ram_sync_per_section(void)
+{
+    if (!migrate_multifd()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (migrate_mapped_ram()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section();
+}
+
+/* Do we need a per-round multifd flush (modern way)? */
+bool multifd_ram_sync_per_round(void)
+{
+    if (!migrate_multifd()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (migrate_mapped_ram()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return !migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section();
+}
+
 int multifd_ram_flush_and_sync(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     MultiFDSyncReq req;
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 0fef431f6b..bd785b9873 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ static inline uint32_t multifd_ram_page_count(void)
 void multifd_ram_save_setup(void);
 void multifd_ram_save_cleanup(void);
 int multifd_ram_flush_and_sync(QEMUFile *f);
+bool multifd_ram_sync_per_round(void);
+bool multifd_ram_sync_per_section(void);
 size_t multifd_ram_payload_size(void);
 void multifd_ram_fill_packet(MultiFDSendParams *p);
 int multifd_ram_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp);
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 9eeb77665b..d9336d8a09 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1302,9 +1302,7 @@ static int find_dirty_block(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
         pss->page = 0;
         pss->block = QLIST_NEXT_RCU(pss->block, next);
         if (!pss->block) {
-            if (migrate_multifd() &&
-                (!migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section() ||
-                 migrate_mapped_ram())) {
+            if (multifd_ram_sync_per_round()) {
                 QEMUFile *f = rs->pss[RAM_CHANNEL_PRECOPY].pss_channel;
                 int ret = multifd_ram_flush_and_sync(f);
                 if (ret < 0) {
@@ -3178,8 +3176,7 @@ static int ram_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 
 out:
     if (ret >= 0 && migration_is_running()) {
-        if (migrate_multifd() && migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section() &&
-            !migrate_mapped_ram()) {
+        if (multifd_ram_sync_per_section()) {
             ret = multifd_ram_flush_and_sync(f);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 return ret;
@@ -3252,8 +3249,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         }
     }
 
-    if (migrate_multifd() &&
-        migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section()) {
+    if (multifd_ram_sync_per_section()) {
         /*
          * Only the old dest QEMU will need this sync, because each EOS
          * will require one SYNC message on each channel.