diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index 3b4abbde64..4b17566857 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void migrate_fd_put_notify(void *opaque)
 
     qemu_set_fd_handler2(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     qemu_file_put_notify(s->file);
-    if (qemu_file_get_error(s->file)) {
+    if (s->file && qemu_file_get_error(s->file)) {
         migrate_fd_error(s);
     }
 }