diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8b2b289031..55d5bbe76d 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -6040,12 +6040,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         do_loadvm(cur_mon, loadvm);
 
     if (incoming) {
-        autostart = 0;
         qemu_start_incoming_migration(incoming);
-    }
-
-    else if (autostart)
+    } else if (autostart) {
         vm_start();
+    }
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
     if (daemonize) {