diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index 3924beb2893fa642add56a07f79fc89b63fb1209..b81cb7e23b0cd6551e445df0dff00ed2ae581df6 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -480,9 +480,6 @@ static void vfio_state_pending_exact(void *opaque, uint64_t *must_precopy,
 
     if (vfio_device_state_is_precopy(vbasedev)) {
         vfio_query_precopy_size(migration);
-
-        *must_precopy +=
-            migration->precopy_init_size + migration->precopy_dirty_size;
     }
 
     trace_vfio_state_pending_exact(vbasedev->name, *must_precopy, *can_postcopy,