diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 90524d5e16..58d06876dc 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -804,14 +804,7 @@ static void ide_dma_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
         return;
     }
     if (ret < 0) {
-        int op = IDE_RETRY_DMA;
-
-        if (s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_READ)
-            op |= IDE_RETRY_READ;
-        else if (s->dma_cmd == IDE_DMA_TRIM)
-            op |= IDE_RETRY_TRIM;
-
-        if (ide_handle_rw_error(s, -ret, op)) {
+        if (ide_handle_rw_error(s, -ret, ide_dma_cmd_to_retry(s->dma_cmd))) {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/ide/internal.h b/hw/ide/internal.h
index 86bde26551..68c7d0d87e 100644
--- a/hw/ide/internal.h
+++ b/hw/ide/internal.h
@@ -513,6 +513,21 @@ struct IDEDevice {
 #define IDE_RETRY_TRIM 0x80
 #define IDE_RETRY_HBA  0x100
 
+static inline uint8_t ide_dma_cmd_to_retry(uint8_t dma_cmd)
+{
+    switch (dma_cmd) {
+    case IDE_DMA_READ:
+        return IDE_RETRY_DMA | IDE_RETRY_READ;
+    case IDE_DMA_WRITE:
+        return IDE_RETRY_DMA;
+    case IDE_DMA_TRIM:
+        return IDE_RETRY_DMA | IDE_RETRY_TRIM;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static inline IDEState *idebus_active_if(IDEBus *bus)
 {
     return bus->ifs + bus->unit;
diff --git a/hw/ide/pci.c b/hw/ide/pci.c
index 92ffee7264..8d56a00b1b 100644
--- a/hw/ide/pci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/pci.c
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ static void ide_bmdma_pre_save(void *opaque)
     BMDMAState *bm = opaque;
     uint8_t abused_bits = BM_MIGRATION_COMPAT_STATUS_BITS;
 
+    if (!(bm->status & BM_STATUS_DMAING) && bm->dma_cb) {
+        bm->bus->error_status =
+            ide_dma_cmd_to_retry(bmdma_active_if(bm)->dma_cmd);
+    }
     bm->migration_retry_unit = bm->bus->retry_unit;
     bm->migration_retry_sector_num = bm->bus->retry_sector_num;
     bm->migration_retry_nsector = bm->bus->retry_nsector;