diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 585d3c8f55..2057e42134 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -431,13 +431,16 @@ void migrate_add_address(SocketAddress *address)
 static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
 {
     const char *p = NULL;
+    MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
 
     /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
     if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    qapi_event_send_migration(MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP);
+    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_NONE,
+                      MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP);
+
     if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", &p) ||
         strstart(uri, "unix:", NULL) ||
         strstart(uri, "vsock:", NULL)) {
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@ process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
 
     mis->largest_page_size = qemu_ram_pagesize_largest();
     postcopy_state_set(POSTCOPY_INCOMING_NONE);
-    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_NONE,
+    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP,
                       MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE);
 
     mis->loadvm_co = qemu_coroutine_self();