diff --git a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
index d6d5f373a198505cf6a36ac679ab80af8f3dc10b..9abbb38690862e35b4f9660b18cbc25a49c5597e 100644
--- a/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/migration/migration-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ void hmp_info_migrate(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     if (info->has_status) {
         monitor_printf(mon, "Migration status: %s",
                        MigrationStatus_str(info->status));
-        if (info->status == MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED && info->error_desc) {
+        if ((info->status == MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED ||
+             info->status == MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_PAUSED) &&
+            info->error_desc) {
             monitor_printf(mon, " (%s)\n", info->error_desc);
         } else {
             monitor_printf(mon, "\n");