diff --git a/migration/multifd-zero-page.c b/migration/multifd-zero-page.c
index 6506a4aa89..f1e988a959 100644
--- a/migration/multifd-zero-page.c
+++ b/migration/multifd-zero-page.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "exec/ramblock.h"
 #include "migration.h"
+#include "migration-stats.h"
 #include "multifd.h"
 #include "options.h"
 #include "ram.h"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ void multifd_send_zero_page_detect(MultiFDSendParams *p)
 
     if (!multifd_zero_page_enabled()) {
         pages->normal_num = pages->num;
-        return;
+        goto out;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ void multifd_send_zero_page_detect(MultiFDSendParams *p)
     }
 
     pages->normal_num = i;
+
+out:
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.normal_pages, pages->normal_num);
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.zero_pages, pages->num - pages->normal_num);
 }
 
 void multifd_recv_zero_page_process(MultiFDRecvParams *p)
diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index c310d28532..410b7e12cc 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -989,8 +989,6 @@ static void *multifd_send_thread(void *opaque)
 
             stat64_add(&mig_stats.multifd_bytes,
                        p->next_packet_size + p->packet_len);
-            stat64_add(&mig_stats.normal_pages, pages->normal_num);
-            stat64_add(&mig_stats.zero_pages, pages->num - pages->normal_num);
 
             multifd_pages_reset(pages);
             p->next_packet_size = 0;