diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index a9cd5e2d5d..70725a89ab 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -128,17 +128,20 @@ static bool migration_needs_multiple_sockets(void)
     return migrate_multifd() || migrate_postcopy_preempt();
 }
 
-static bool uri_supports_multi_channels(const char *uri)
+static bool transport_supports_multi_channels(SocketAddress *saddr)
 {
-    return strstart(uri, "tcp:", NULL) || strstart(uri, "unix:", NULL) ||
-           strstart(uri, "vsock:", NULL);
+    return saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
+           saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
+           saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK;
 }
 
 static bool
-migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(const char *uri, Error **errp)
+migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(MigrationAddress *addr,
+                                            Error **errp)
 {
     if (migration_needs_multiple_sockets() &&
-        !uri_supports_multi_channels(uri)) {
+        (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) &&
+        !transport_supports_multi_channels(&addr->u.socket)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Migration requires multi-channel URIs (e.g. tcp)");
         return false;
     }
@@ -534,12 +537,12 @@ static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
         return;
     }
 
-    /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
-    if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
+    if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (uri && !migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
+    /* transport mechanism not suitable for migration? */
+    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(channel, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1947,12 +1950,12 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_channels,
         return;
     }
 
-    /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
-    if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
+    if (!migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!migrate_uri_parse(uri, &channel, errp)) {
+    /* transport mechanism not suitable for migration? */
+    if (!migration_channels_and_transport_compatible(channel, errp)) {
         return;
     }