diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index acbf0bb7ab..7cf143926c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ static void vfio_migration_state_notifier(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING:
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLED:
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED:
-        bytes_transferred = 0;
         /*
          * If setting the device in RUNNING state fails, the device should
          * be reset. To do so, use ERROR state as a recover state.
@@ -818,6 +817,11 @@ int64_t vfio_mig_bytes_transferred(void)
     return bytes_transferred;
 }
 
+void vfio_reset_bytes_transferred(void)
+{
+    bytes_transferred = 0;
+}
+
 int vfio_migration_realize(VFIODevice *vbasedev, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret = -ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index 6d1b8487c3..1d19c6f251 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ int vfio_block_multiple_devices_migration(Error **errp);
 void vfio_unblock_multiple_devices_migration(void);
 int vfio_block_giommu_migration(Error **errp);
 int64_t vfio_mig_bytes_transferred(void);
+void vfio_reset_bytes_transferred(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 int vfio_get_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int index,
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 7653787f74..096e8191d1 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1628,6 +1628,7 @@ static bool migrate_prepare(MigrationState *s, bool blk, bool blk_inc,
      */
     memset(&mig_stats, 0, sizeof(mig_stats));
     memset(&compression_counters, 0, sizeof(compression_counters));
+    reset_vfio_bytes_transferred();
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index c859a0d35e..a80b22b703 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ bool migration_rate_limit(void);
 void migration_cancel(const Error *error);
 
 void populate_vfio_info(MigrationInfo *info);
+void reset_vfio_bytes_transferred(void);
 void postcopy_temp_page_reset(PostcopyTmpPage *tmp_page);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index cdf4793924..95c2abf47c 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1622,6 +1622,7 @@ static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f, Error **errp)
     migrate_init(ms);
     memset(&mig_stats, 0, sizeof(mig_stats));
     memset(&compression_counters, 0, sizeof(compression_counters));
+    reset_vfio_bytes_transferred();
     ms->to_dst_file = f;
 
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
diff --git a/migration/target.c b/migration/target.c
index 00ca007f97..f39c9a8d88 100644
--- a/migration/target.c
+++ b/migration/target.c
@@ -14,12 +14,25 @@
 #include "hw/vfio/vfio-common.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFIO
 void populate_vfio_info(MigrationInfo *info)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_VFIO
     if (vfio_mig_active()) {
         info->vfio = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info->vfio));
         info->vfio->transferred = vfio_mig_bytes_transferred();
     }
-#endif
 }
+
+void reset_vfio_bytes_transferred(void)
+{
+    vfio_reset_bytes_transferred();
+}
+#else
+void populate_vfio_info(MigrationInfo *info)
+{
+}
+
+void reset_vfio_bytes_transferred(void)
+{
+}
+#endif