diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index 3de4252111..c74453e0b5 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static int vfio_migration_init(VFIODevice *vbasedev,
     }
 
     vbasedev->migration = g_new0(VFIOMigration, 1);
-    vbasedev->migration->device_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
+    vbasedev->migration->device_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_V1_RUNNING;
     vbasedev->migration->vm_running = runstate_is_running();
 
     ret = vfio_region_setup(obj, vbasedev, &vbasedev->migration->region,