diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index a522735dd1..e1af89875e 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f, bool last_stage)
                     acct_info.skipped_pages++;
                     bytes_sent = 0;
                 }
-            } else if (migrate_use_xbzrle()) {
+            } else if (!ram_bulk_stage && migrate_use_xbzrle()) {
                 current_addr = block->offset + offset;
                 bytes_sent = save_xbzrle_page(f, p, current_addr, block,
                                               offset, cont, last_stage);