diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index b81cb7e23b0cd6551e445df0dff00ed2ae581df6..8c27298477065a28c65f3aeac13eb02ad68917ac 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static void vfio_vmstate_change_prepare(void *opaque, bool running,
 static void vfio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, bool running, RunState state)
 {
     VFIODevice *vbasedev = opaque;
-    enum vfio_device_mig_state new_state;
+    enum vfio_device_mig_state new_state, pre_state;
     int ret;
 
     if (running) {
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@ static void vfio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, bool running, RunState state)
                 VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_STOP;
     }
 
+    pre_state = vbasedev->migration->device_state;
+
     /*
      * If setting the device in new_state fails, the device should be reset.
      * To do so, use ERROR state as a recover state.
@@ -747,6 +749,10 @@ static void vfio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, bool running, RunState state)
         if (migrate_get_current()->to_dst_file) {
             qemu_file_set_error(migrate_get_current()->to_dst_file, ret);
         }
+
+        if (pre_state == VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RESUMING) {
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
     }
 
     trace_vfio_vmstate_change(vbasedev->name, running, RunState_str(state),