diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index edb4f3ee92..1e34aa5f20 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void qmp_migrate_set_parameters(bool has_compress_level,
 
 static void migrate_set_state(MigrationState *s, int old_state, int new_state)
 {
-    if (atomic_cmpxchg(&s->state, old_state, new_state) == new_state) {
+    if (atomic_cmpxchg(&s->state, old_state, new_state) == old_state) {
         trace_migrate_set_state(new_state);
     }
 }