diff --git a/include/migration/migration.h b/include/migration/migration.h
index 85b6026d10..ac2c12c2a5 100644
--- a/include/migration/migration.h
+++ b/include/migration/migration.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ struct MigrationIncomingState {
     QemuMutex rp_mutex;    /* We send replies from multiple threads */
     void     *postcopy_tmp_page;
 
+    QEMUBH *bh;
+
     int state;
     /* See savevm.c */
     LoadStateEntry_Head loadvm_handlers;
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index fc5e50b0be..0129d9f420 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -323,10 +323,56 @@ void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
+static void process_incoming_migration_bh(void *opaque)
+{
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    MigrationIncomingState *mis = opaque;
+
+    /* Make sure all file formats flush their mutable metadata */
+    bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(&local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
+                          MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
+        error_report_err(local_err);
+        migrate_decompress_threads_join();
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * This must happen after all error conditions are dealt with and
+     * we're sure the VM is going to be running on this host.
+     */
+    qemu_announce_self();
+
+    /* If global state section was not received or we are in running
+       state, we need to obey autostart. Any other state is set with
+       runstate_set. */
+
+    if (!global_state_received() ||
+        global_state_get_runstate() == RUN_STATE_RUNNING) {
+        if (autostart) {
+            vm_start();
+        } else {
+            runstate_set(RUN_STATE_PAUSED);
+        }
+    } else {
+        runstate_set(global_state_get_runstate());
+    }
+    migrate_decompress_threads_join();
+    /*
+     * This must happen after any state changes since as soon as an external
+     * observer sees this event they might start to prod at the VM assuming
+     * it's ready to use.
+     */
+    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
+                      MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
+    qemu_bh_delete(mis->bh);
+    migration_incoming_state_destroy();
+}
+
 static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
 {
     QEMUFile *f = opaque;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     MigrationIncomingState *mis;
     PostcopyState ps;
     int ret;
@@ -369,45 +415,8 @@ static void process_incoming_migration_co(void *opaque)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    /* Make sure all file formats flush their mutable metadata */
-    bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(&local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
-                          MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED);
-        error_report_err(local_err);
-        migrate_decompress_threads_join();
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * This must happen after all error conditions are dealt with and
-     * we're sure the VM is going to be running on this host.
-     */
-    qemu_announce_self();
-
-    /* If global state section was not received or we are in running
-       state, we need to obey autostart. Any other state is set with
-       runstate_set. */
-
-    if (!global_state_received() ||
-        global_state_get_runstate() == RUN_STATE_RUNNING) {
-        if (autostart) {
-            vm_start();
-        } else {
-            runstate_set(RUN_STATE_PAUSED);
-        }
-    } else {
-        runstate_set(global_state_get_runstate());
-    }
-    migrate_decompress_threads_join();
-    /*
-     * This must happen after any state changes since as soon as an external
-     * observer sees this event they might start to prod at the VM assuming
-     * it's ready to use.
-     */
-    migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE,
-                      MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
-    migration_incoming_state_destroy();
+    mis->bh = qemu_bh_new(process_incoming_migration_bh, mis);
+    qemu_bh_schedule(mis->bh);
 }
 
 void process_incoming_migration(QEMUFile *f)