diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 92769902bb..4bfb20c94a 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -3715,16 +3715,18 @@ int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f, int channel)
         switch (flags & ~RAM_SAVE_FLAG_CONTINUE) {
         case RAM_SAVE_FLAG_ZERO:
             ch = qemu_get_byte(f);
+            if (ch != 0) {
+                error_report("Found a zero page with value %d", ch);
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                break;
+            }
             /*
              * Can skip to set page_buffer when
              * this is a zero page and (block->page_size == TARGET_PAGE_SIZE).
              */
-            if (ch || !matches_target_page_size) {
+            if (!matches_target_page_size) {
                 memset(page_buffer, ch, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
             }
-            if (ch) {
-                tmp_page->all_zero = false;
-            }
             break;
 
         case RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE:
@@ -4030,6 +4032,11 @@ static int ram_load_precopy(QEMUFile *f)
 
         case RAM_SAVE_FLAG_ZERO:
             ch = qemu_get_byte(f);
+            if (ch != 0) {
+                error_report("Found a zero page with value %d", ch);
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                break;
+            }
             ram_handle_compressed(host, ch, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);
             break;
 
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index 2a1852ec7f..2d963fd147 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -3592,7 +3592,11 @@ int rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
 
             host_addr = block->local_host_addr +
                             (comp->offset - block->offset);
-
+            if (comp->value) {
+                error_report("rdma: Zero page with non-zero (%d) value",
+                             comp->value);
+                goto err;
+            }
             ram_handle_compressed(host_addr, comp->value, comp->length);
             break;