diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index bc375db282..4046faf009 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2940,7 +2940,11 @@ int qemu_loadvm_state(QEMUFile *f)
 
     /* When reaching here, it must be precopy */
     if (ret == 0) {
-        ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
+        if (migrate_has_error(migrate_get_current())) {
+            ret = -EINVAL;
+        } else {
+            ret = qemu_file_get_error(f);
+        }
     }
 
     /*