diff --git a/balloon.c b/balloon.c
index d40be39b3b..8be3812ee2 100644
--- a/balloon.c
+++ b/balloon.c
@@ -32,30 +32,33 @@
 
 
 static QEMUBalloonEvent *balloon_event_fn;
+static QEMUBalloonStatus *balloon_stat_fn;
 static void *balloon_opaque;
 
-void qemu_add_balloon_handler(QEMUBalloonEvent *func, void *opaque)
+void qemu_add_balloon_handler(QEMUBalloonEvent *event_func,
+                              QEMUBalloonStatus *stat_func, void *opaque)
 {
-    balloon_event_fn = func;
+    balloon_event_fn = event_func;
+    balloon_stat_fn = stat_func;
     balloon_opaque = opaque;
 }
 
-static int qemu_balloon(ram_addr_t target, MonitorCompletion cb, void *opaque)
+static int qemu_balloon(ram_addr_t target)
 {
     if (!balloon_event_fn) {
         return 0;
     }
     trace_balloon_event(balloon_opaque, target);
-    balloon_event_fn(balloon_opaque, target, cb, opaque);
+    balloon_event_fn(balloon_opaque, target);
     return 1;
 }
 
 static int qemu_balloon_status(MonitorCompletion cb, void *opaque)
 {
-    if (!balloon_event_fn) {
+    if (!balloon_stat_fn) {
         return 0;
     }
-    balloon_event_fn(balloon_opaque, 0, cb, opaque);
+    balloon_stat_fn(balloon_opaque, cb, opaque);
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ int do_balloon(Monitor *mon, const QDict *params,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_balloon(qdict_get_int(params, "value"), cb, opaque);
+    ret = qemu_balloon(qdict_get_int(params, "value"));
     if (ret == 0) {
         qerror_report(QERR_DEVICE_NOT_ACTIVE, "balloon");
         return -1;
diff --git a/balloon.h b/balloon.h
index 06a8a46b50..a6c31d587c 100644
--- a/balloon.h
+++ b/balloon.h
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 #include "monitor.h"
 
-typedef void (QEMUBalloonEvent)(void *opaque, ram_addr_t target,
-                                MonitorCompletion cb, void *cb_data);
+typedef void (QEMUBalloonEvent)(void *opaque, ram_addr_t target);
+typedef void (QEMUBalloonStatus)(void *opaque, MonitorCompletion cb,
+                                 void *cb_data);
 
-void qemu_add_balloon_handler(QEMUBalloonEvent *func, void *opaque);
+void qemu_add_balloon_handler(QEMUBalloonEvent *event_func,
+                              QEMUBalloonStatus *stat_func, void *opaque);
 
 void monitor_print_balloon(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data);
 int do_info_balloon(Monitor *mon, MonitorCompletion cb, void *opaque);
diff --git a/hw/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio-balloon.c
index 2f371f2f69..40b43b0606 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ static void virtio_balloon_stat(void *opaque, MonitorCompletion cb,
     complete_stats_request(dev);
 }
 
-static void virtio_balloon_to_target(void *opaque, ram_addr_t target,
-                                     MonitorCompletion cb, void *cb_data)
+static void virtio_balloon_to_target(void *opaque, ram_addr_t target)
 {
     VirtIOBalloon *dev = opaque;
 
@@ -238,8 +237,6 @@ static void virtio_balloon_to_target(void *opaque, ram_addr_t target,
     if (target) {
         dev->num_pages = (ram_size - target) >> VIRTIO_BALLOON_PFN_SHIFT;
         virtio_notify_config(&dev->vdev);
-    } else {
-        virtio_balloon_stat(opaque, cb, cb_data);
     }
 }
 
@@ -284,7 +281,7 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_balloon_init(DeviceState *dev)
     s->svq = virtio_add_queue(&s->vdev, 128, virtio_balloon_receive_stats);
 
     reset_stats(s);
-    qemu_add_balloon_handler(virtio_balloon_to_target, s);
+    qemu_add_balloon_handler(virtio_balloon_to_target, virtio_balloon_stat, s);
 
     register_savevm(dev, "virtio-balloon", -1, 1,
                     virtio_balloon_save, virtio_balloon_load, s);