diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 96e7db5..9a020ef 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1446,15 +1446,6 @@ static void *postcopy_ram_listen_thread(void *opaque)
 
     migrate_set_state(&mis->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE,
                                    MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED);
-    /*
-     * If everything has worked fine, then the main thread has waited
-     * for us to start, and we're the last use of the mis.
-     * (If something broke then qemu will have to exit anyway since it's
-     * got a bad migration state).
-     */
-    migration_incoming_state_destroy();
-
-
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1533,6 +1524,14 @@ static void loadvm_postcopy_handle_run_bh(void *opaque)
     }
 
     qemu_bh_delete(mis->bh);
+
+    /*
+     * If everything has worked fine, then the main thread has waited
+     * for us to start, and we're the last use of the mis.
+     * (If something broke then qemu will have to exit anyway since it's
+     * got a bad migration state).
+     */
+    migration_incoming_state_destroy();
 }
 
 /* After all discards we can start running and asking for pages */