diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
index 8e8753d9be..dd97c99391 100644
--- a/migration/options.c
+++ b/migration/options.c
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ bool migrate_caps_check(bool *old_caps, bool *new_caps, Error **errp)
             error_setg(errp, "Postcopy is not compatible with ignore-shared");
             return false;
         }
+
+        if (new_caps[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_MULTIFD]) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Postcopy is not yet compatible with multifd");
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     if (new_caps[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_BACKGROUND_SNAPSHOT]) {