diff --git a/migration/channel.c b/migration/channel.c
index 33e0e9b82f..20e4c8e2dc 100644
--- a/migration/channel.c
+++ b/migration/channel.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 void migration_channel_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     trace_migration_set_incoming_channel(
         ioc, object_get_typename(OBJECT(ioc)));
@@ -38,13 +39,13 @@ void migration_channel_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
         *s->parameters.tls_creds &&
         !object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(ioc),
                              TYPE_QIO_CHANNEL_TLS)) {
-        Error *local_err = NULL;
         migration_tls_channel_process_incoming(s, ioc, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_report_err(local_err);
-        }
     } else {
-        migration_ioc_process_incoming(ioc);
+        migration_ioc_process_incoming(ioc, &local_err);
+    }
+
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_report_err(local_err);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index ffc4d9e556..24cb4b9d0d 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f)
     migration_incoming_process();
 }
 
-void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
+void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp)
 {
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
     bool start_migration;
@@ -563,9 +563,14 @@ void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc)
          */
         start_migration = !migrate_use_multifd();
     } else {
+        Error *local_err = NULL;
         /* Multiple connections */
         assert(migrate_use_multifd());
-        start_migration = multifd_recv_new_channel(ioc);
+        start_migration = multifd_recv_new_channel(ioc, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     if (start_migration) {
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index e413d4d8b6..02b7304610 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ struct MigrationState
 void migrate_set_state(int *state, int old_state, int new_state);
 
 void migration_fd_process_incoming(QEMUFile *f);
-void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc);
+void migration_ioc_process_incoming(QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp);
 void migration_incoming_process(void);
 
 bool  migration_has_all_channels(void);
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 1849979fed..47c7ab2229 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1322,8 +1322,13 @@ bool multifd_recv_all_channels_created(void)
     return thread_count == atomic_read(&multifd_recv_state->count);
 }
 
-/* Return true if multifd is ready for the migration, otherwise false */
-bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
+/*
+ * Try to receive all multifd channels to get ready for the migration.
+ * - Return true and do not set @errp when correctly receving all channels;
+ * - Return false and do not set @errp when correctly receiving the current one;
+ * - Return false and set @errp when failing to receive the current channel.
+ */
+bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp)
 {
     MultiFDRecvParams *p;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -1332,6 +1337,10 @@ bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
     id = multifd_recv_initial_packet(ioc, &local_err);
     if (id < 0) {
         multifd_recv_terminate_threads(local_err);
+        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
+                                "failed to receive packet"
+                                " via multifd channel %d: ",
+                                atomic_read(&multifd_recv_state->count));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1340,6 +1349,7 @@ bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
         error_setg(&local_err, "multifd: received id '%d' already setup'",
                    id);
         multifd_recv_terminate_threads(local_err);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return false;
     }
     p->c = ioc;
@@ -1351,7 +1361,8 @@ bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc)
     qemu_thread_create(&p->thread, p->name, multifd_recv_thread, p,
                        QEMU_THREAD_JOINABLE);
     atomic_inc(&multifd_recv_state->count);
-    return multifd_recv_state->count == migrate_multifd_channels();
+    return atomic_read(&multifd_recv_state->count) ==
+           migrate_multifd_channels();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index 83ff1bc11a..046d3074be 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int multifd_save_cleanup(Error **errp);
 int multifd_load_setup(void);
 int multifd_load_cleanup(Error **errp);
 bool multifd_recv_all_channels_created(void);
-bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc);
+bool multifd_recv_new_channel(QIOChannel *ioc, Error **errp);
 
 uint64_t ram_pagesize_summary(void);
 int ram_save_queue_pages(const char *rbname, ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t len);