diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index f242d657e8..fb0ecf5649 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -4347,12 +4347,8 @@ void migrate_fd_connect(MigrationState *s, Error *error_in)
     }
 
     /* This needs to be done before resuming a postcopy */
-    if (postcopy_preempt_setup(s, &local_err)) {
-        error_report_err(local_err);
-        migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP,
-                          MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
-        migrate_fd_cleanup(s);
-        return;
+    if (migrate_postcopy_preempt()) {
+        postcopy_preempt_setup(s);
     }
 
     if (resume) {
diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index 9a9d0ecf49..de6d4a3fd4 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -1629,16 +1629,10 @@ int postcopy_preempt_wait_channel(MigrationState *s)
     return s->postcopy_qemufile_src ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
-int postcopy_preempt_setup(MigrationState *s, Error **errp)
+void postcopy_preempt_setup(MigrationState *s)
 {
-    if (!migrate_postcopy_preempt()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     /* Kick an async task to connect */
     socket_send_channel_create(postcopy_preempt_send_channel_new, s);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static void postcopy_pause_ram_fast_load(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.h b/migration/postcopy-ram.h
index 25881c4127..d5604cbcf1 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.h
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ enum PostcopyChannels {
 };
 
 void postcopy_preempt_new_channel(MigrationIncomingState *mis, QEMUFile *file);
-int postcopy_preempt_setup(MigrationState *s, Error **errp);
+void postcopy_preempt_setup(MigrationState *s);
 int postcopy_preempt_wait_channel(MigrationState *s);
 
 #endif