diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index 201642d75e..ef397ebe6c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ void vfio_migration_finalize(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
 
         remove_migration_state_change_notifier(&migration->migration_state);
         qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(migration->vm_state);
+        unregister_savevm(VMSTATE_IF(vbasedev->dev), "vfio", vbasedev);
         vfio_migration_exit(vbasedev);
     }