diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 518f9de723..eca76e2c18 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ static void multifd_send_fill_packet(MultiFDSendParams *p)
 
         packet->offset[i] = cpu_to_be64(temp);
     }
+
+    p->packets_sent++;
 }
 
 static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 
     p->next_packet_size = be32_to_cpu(packet->next_packet_size);
     p->packet_num = be64_to_cpu(packet->packet_num);
+    p->packets_recved++;
 
     if (p->normal_num == 0) {
         return 0;
@@ -688,8 +691,6 @@ static void *multifd_send_thread(void *opaque)
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
-    /* initial packet */
-    p->num_packets = 1;
 
     while (true) {
         qemu_sem_post(&multifd_send_state->channels_ready);
@@ -719,7 +720,6 @@ static void *multifd_send_thread(void *opaque)
             }
 
             multifd_send_fill_packet(p);
-            p->num_packets++;
             p->total_normal_pages += pages->num;
             trace_multifd_send(p->id, packet_num, pages->num, p->flags,
                                p->next_packet_size);
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ out:
 
     rcu_unregister_thread();
     migration_threads_remove(thread);
-    trace_multifd_send_thread_end(p->id, p->num_packets, p->total_normal_pages);
+    trace_multifd_send_thread_end(p->id, p->packets_sent, p->total_normal_pages);
 
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -1124,7 +1124,6 @@ static void *multifd_recv_thread(void *opaque)
         p->flags &= ~MULTIFD_FLAG_SYNC;
         trace_multifd_recv(p->id, p->packet_num, p->normal_num, flags,
                            p->next_packet_size);
-        p->num_packets++;
         p->total_normal_pages += p->normal_num;
         qemu_mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
 
@@ -1150,7 +1149,7 @@ static void *multifd_recv_thread(void *opaque)
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&p->mutex);
 
     rcu_unregister_thread();
-    trace_multifd_recv_thread_end(p->id, p->num_packets, p->total_normal_pages);
+    trace_multifd_recv_thread_end(p->id, p->packets_recved, p->total_normal_pages);
 
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -1252,8 +1251,6 @@ void multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp)
     }
     p->c = ioc;
     object_ref(OBJECT(ioc));
-    /* initial packet */
-    p->num_packets = 1;
 
     p->running = true;
     qemu_thread_create(&p->thread, p->name, multifd_recv_thread, p,
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 08f26ef3fe..2e4ad0dc56 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ typedef struct {
     /* size of the next packet that contains pages */
     uint32_t next_packet_size;
     /* packets sent through this channel */
-    uint64_t num_packets;
+    uint64_t packets_sent;
     /* non zero pages sent through this channel */
     uint64_t total_normal_pages;
     /* buffers to send */
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ typedef struct {
     MultiFDPacket_t *packet;
     /* size of the next packet that contains pages */
     uint32_t next_packet_size;
-    /* packets sent through this channel */
-    uint64_t num_packets;
+    /* packets received through this channel */
+    uint64_t packets_recved;
     /* ramblock */
     RAMBlock *block;
     /* ramblock host address */