diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 2ec28c4507..229cad5c74 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1168,21 +1168,34 @@ static int save_zero_page_to_file(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
  *
  * Returns the number of pages written.
  *
+ * @rs: current RAM state
  * @pss: current PSS channel
  * @block: block that contains the page we want to send
  * @offset: offset inside the block for the page
  */
-static int save_zero_page(PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
+static int save_zero_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss, RAMBlock *block,
                           ram_addr_t offset)
 {
     int len = save_zero_page_to_file(pss, block, offset);
 
-    if (len) {
-        stat64_add(&mig_stats.zero_pages, 1);
-        ram_transferred_add(len);
-        return 1;
+    if (!len) {
+        return -1;
     }
-    return -1;
+
+    stat64_add(&mig_stats.zero_pages, 1);
+    ram_transferred_add(len);
+
+    /*
+     * Must let xbzrle know, otherwise a previous (now 0'd) cached
+     * page would be stale.
+     */
+    if (rs->xbzrle_started) {
+        XBZRLE_cache_lock();
+        xbzrle_cache_zero_page(block->offset + offset);
+        XBZRLE_cache_unlock();
+    }
+
+    return 1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2139,16 +2152,8 @@ static int ram_save_target_page_legacy(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    res = save_zero_page(pss, block, offset);
+    res = save_zero_page(rs, pss, block, offset);
     if (res > 0) {
-        /* Must let xbzrle know, otherwise a previous (now 0'd) cached
-         * page would be stale
-         */
-        if (rs->xbzrle_started) {
-            XBZRLE_cache_lock();
-            xbzrle_cache_zero_page(block->offset + offset);
-            XBZRLE_cache_unlock();
-        }
         return res;
     }