diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.h b/migration/qemu-file.h
index 35e671a01e..14ff0d9cc4 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.h
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ typedef int (QEMURamHookFunc)(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t flags, void *data);
  */
 #define RAM_CONTROL_SETUP     0
 #define RAM_CONTROL_ROUND     1
-#define RAM_CONTROL_HOOK      2
 #define RAM_CONTROL_FINISH    3
 #define RAM_CONTROL_BLOCK_REG 4
 
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index f1ddc1f9fa..f6ea1831b5 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -4075,7 +4075,10 @@ static int ram_load_precopy(QEMUFile *f)
             }
             break;
         case RAM_SAVE_FLAG_HOOK:
-            ram_control_load_hook(f, RAM_CONTROL_HOOK, NULL);
+            ret = qemu_rdma_registration_handle(f);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                qemu_file_set_error(f, ret);
+            }
             break;
         default:
             error_report("Unknown combination of migration flags: 0x%x", flags);
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index 4b32d375ec..5c20f425a9 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -3522,7 +3522,7 @@ static int dest_ram_sort_func(const void *a, const void *b)
  *
  * Keep doing this until the source tells us to stop.
  */
-static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
+int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     RDMAControlHeader reg_resp = { .len = sizeof(RDMARegisterResult),
                                .type = RDMA_CONTROL_REGISTER_RESULT,
@@ -3534,7 +3534,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
                              };
     RDMAControlHeader blocks = { .type = RDMA_CONTROL_RAM_BLOCKS_RESULT,
                                  .repeat = 1 };
-    QIOChannelRDMA *rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(qemu_file_get_ioc(f));
+    QIOChannelRDMA *rioc;
     Error *err = NULL;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
     RDMALocalBlocks *local;
@@ -3550,7 +3550,12 @@ static int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f)
     int count = 0;
     int i = 0;
 
+    if (!migrate_rdma()) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     RCU_READ_LOCK_GUARD();
+    rioc = QIO_CHANNEL_RDMA(qemu_file_get_ioc(f));
     rdma = qatomic_rcu_read(&rioc->rdmain);
 
     if (!rdma) {
@@ -3841,9 +3846,6 @@ static int rdma_load_hook(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t flags, void *data)
     case RAM_CONTROL_BLOCK_REG:
         return rdma_block_notification_handle(f, data);
 
-    case RAM_CONTROL_HOOK:
-        return qemu_rdma_registration_handle(f);
-
     default:
         /* Shouldn't be called with any other values */
         abort();
diff --git a/migration/rdma.h b/migration/rdma.h
index c13b94c782..8bd277efb9 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.h
+++ b/migration/rdma.h
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp);
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
+int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_rdma_registration_start(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t flags);
 int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t flags);
 #else
 static inline
+int qemu_rdma_registration_handle(QEMUFile *f) { return 0; }
+static inline
 int qemu_rdma_registration_start(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t flags) { return 0; }
 static inline
 int qemu_rdma_registration_stop(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t flags) { return 0; }