diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index c8ec9f268f..bc6154fe34 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -771,7 +771,9 @@ static int ram_save_page(QEMUFile *f, PageSearchStatus *pss,
              * page would be stale
              */
             xbzrle_cache_zero_page(current_addr);
-        } else if (!ram_bulk_stage && migrate_use_xbzrle()) {
+        } else if (!ram_bulk_stage &&
+                   !migration_in_postcopy(migrate_get_current()) &&
+                   migrate_use_xbzrle()) {
             pages = save_xbzrle_page(f, &p, current_addr, block,
                                      offset, last_stage, bytes_transferred);
             if (!last_stage) {