diff --git a/hw/virtio/vdpa-dev.c b/hw/virtio/vdpa-dev.c
index dbc4f8001d..db6ba61152 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vdpa-dev.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vdpa-dev.c
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ static Property vhost_vdpa_device_properties[] = {
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vhost_vdpa_device = {
     .name = "vhost-vdpa-device",
+    .unmigratable = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .version_id = 1,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {