diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index 612ffa7438..414e0f9023 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -657,6 +657,10 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
             }
         }
 
+        if (qemu_file_get_error(s->file)) {
+            migrate_finish_set_state(s, MIG_STATE_ERROR);
+            break;
+        }
         current_time = qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock);
         if (current_time >= initial_time + BUFFER_DELAY) {
             uint64_t transferred_bytes = s->bytes_xfer;
@@ -682,9 +686,6 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
             g_usleep((initial_time + BUFFER_DELAY - current_time)*1000);
             sleep_time += qemu_get_clock_ms(rt_clock) - current_time;
         }
-        if (qemu_file_get_error(s->file)) {
-            migrate_finish_set_state(s, MIG_STATE_ERROR);
-        }
     }
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();