diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index b024ee3b22..f202c3de3a 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,8 @@ static int qemu_loadvm_state_main(QEMUFile *f, MigrationIncomingState *mis);
  * *might* happen - it might be skipped if precopy transferred everything
  * quickly.
  */
-static int loadvm_postcopy_handle_advise(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
+static int loadvm_postcopy_handle_advise(MigrationIncomingState *mis,
+                                         uint16_t len)
 {
     PostcopyState ps = postcopy_state_set(POSTCOPY_INCOMING_ADVISE);
     uint64_t remote_pagesize_summary, local_pagesize_summary, remote_tps;
@@ -1387,8 +1388,22 @@ static int loadvm_postcopy_handle_advise(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (!migrate_postcopy_ram()) {
+    switch (len) {
+    case 0:
+        if (migrate_postcopy_ram()) {
+            error_report("RAM postcopy is enabled but have 0 byte advise");
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
         return 0;
+    case 8 + 8:
+        if (!migrate_postcopy_ram()) {
+            error_report("RAM postcopy is disabled but have 16 byte advise");
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        error_report("CMD_POSTCOPY_ADVISE invalid length (%d)", len);
+        return -EINVAL;
     }
 
     if (!postcopy_ram_supported_by_host(mis)) {
@@ -1807,7 +1822,7 @@ static int loadvm_process_command(QEMUFile *f)
         return loadvm_handle_cmd_packaged(mis);
 
     case MIG_CMD_POSTCOPY_ADVISE:
-        return loadvm_postcopy_handle_advise(mis);
+        return loadvm_postcopy_handle_advise(mis, len);
 
     case MIG_CMD_POSTCOPY_LISTEN:
         return loadvm_postcopy_handle_listen(mis);