diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index 64421e1619..8bb933fddb 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -457,15 +457,10 @@ static int ram_save_block(QEMUFile *f, bool last_stage)
             bytes_sent = -1;
             if (is_zero_page(p)) {
                 acct_info.dup_pages++;
-                if (!ram_bulk_stage) {
-                    bytes_sent = save_block_hdr(f, block, offset, cont,
-                                                RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS);
-                    qemu_put_byte(f, 0);
-                    bytes_sent++;
-                } else {
-                    acct_info.skipped_pages++;
-                    bytes_sent = 0;
-                }
+                bytes_sent = save_block_hdr(f, block, offset, cont,
+                                            RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS);
+                qemu_put_byte(f, 0);
+                bytes_sent++;
             } else if (!ram_bulk_stage && migrate_use_xbzrle()) {
                 current_addr = block->offset + offset;
                 bytes_sent = save_xbzrle_page(f, p, current_addr, block,