diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 998ee96e63050599c7955b3a7b1549c5cd629665..ff5f4ab07af551b823beb8f3c65ca7e2d4a95854 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -4034,7 +4034,9 @@ static int ram_load_cleanup(void *opaque)
     RAMBlock *rb;
 
     RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_NOT_IGNORED(rb) {
-        qemu_ram_block_writeback(rb);
+        if (memory_region_is_nonvolatile(rb->mr)) {
+            qemu_ram_block_writeback(rb);
+	}
     }
 
     xbzrle_load_cleanup();