diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 5cd066467c..bdb0316892 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -4126,7 +4126,13 @@ static int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f)
         switch (flags & ~RAM_SAVE_FLAG_CONTINUE) {
         case RAM_SAVE_FLAG_ZERO:
             ch = qemu_get_byte(f);
-            memset(page_buffer, ch, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+            /*
+             * Can skip to set page_buffer when
+             * this is a zero page and (block->page_size == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE).
+             */
+            if (ch || !matches_target_page_size) {
+                memset(page_buffer, ch, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
+            }
             if (ch) {
                 all_zero = false;
             }