diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 79fa11e3f6..6ba5e145ac 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ int migrate_init(MigrationState *s, Error **errp)
     s->iteration_initial_bytes = 0;
     s->threshold_size = 0;
     s->switchover_acked = false;
+    s->rdma_migration = false;
     /*
      * set mig_stats compression_counters memory to zero for a
      * new migration
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index 974897a8d0..ae82004892 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ struct MigrationState {
      * switchover has been received.
      */
     bool switchover_acked;
+    /* Is this a rdma migration */
+    bool rdma_migration;
 };
 
 void migrate_set_state(int *state, int old_state, int new_state);
diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
index 546cbe3106..42fb818956 100644
--- a/migration/options.c
+++ b/migration/options.c
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ bool migrate_postcopy(void)
     return migrate_postcopy_ram() || migrate_dirty_bitmaps();
 }
 
+bool migrate_rdma(void)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+
+    return s->rdma_migration;
+}
+
 bool migrate_tls(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
diff --git a/migration/options.h b/migration/options.h
index 93ee938ab8..237f2d6b4a 100644
--- a/migration/options.h
+++ b/migration/options.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ bool migrate_zero_copy_send(void);
 
 bool migrate_multifd_flush_after_each_section(void);
 bool migrate_postcopy(void);
+bool migrate_rdma(void);
 bool migrate_tls(void);
 
 /* capabilities helpers */
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index f6fc226c9b..f155f3e1c8 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -4113,6 +4113,7 @@ static void rdma_accept_incoming_migration(void *opaque)
 
 void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
 {
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     int ret;
     RDMAContext *rdma;
 
@@ -4144,7 +4145,7 @@ void rdma_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp)
     }
 
     trace_rdma_start_incoming_migration_after_rdma_listen();
-
+    s->rdma_migration = true;
     qemu_set_fd_handler(rdma->channel->fd, rdma_accept_incoming_migration,
                         NULL, (void *)(intptr_t)rdma);
     return;
@@ -4220,6 +4221,7 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
     trace_rdma_start_outgoing_migration_after_rdma_connect();
 
     s->to_dst_file = rdma_new_output(rdma);
+    s->rdma_migration = true;
     migrate_fd_connect(s, NULL);
     return;
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