diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index ff6b45de6b557eeab37fe11bfcef8eefba9a90db..e69b5f2e42681b6086e915e03d2e6019db91b77c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ static int vfio_migration_init(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
     }
 
     vbasedev->migration = g_new0(VFIOMigration, 1);
+    vbasedev->migration->device_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
+    vbasedev->migration->vm_running = runstate_is_running();
 
     ret = vfio_region_setup(obj, vbasedev, &vbasedev->migration->region,
                             info->index, "migration");