diff --git a/include/migration/migration.h b/include/migration/migration.h
index 08c772d4dc..140e6b471c 100644
--- a/include/migration/migration.h
+++ b/include/migration/migration.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int migrate_fd_close(MigrationState *s);
 
 void add_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify);
 void remove_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify);
-bool migration_is_active(MigrationState *);
+bool migration_in_setup(MigrationState *);
 bool migration_has_finished(MigrationState *);
 bool migration_has_failed(MigrationState *);
 MigrationState *migrate_get_current(void);
diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index a5ed26b0ba..9fc72943fb 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ void remove_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify)
     notifier_remove(notify);
 }
 
-bool migration_is_active(MigrationState *s)
+bool migration_in_setup(MigrationState *s)
 {
-    return s->state == MIG_STATE_ACTIVE;
+    return s->state == MIG_STATE_SETUP;
 }
 
 bool migration_has_finished(MigrationState *s)
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index f308fd9d5e..033fd8925b 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void migration_state_notifier(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
 {
     MigrationState *s = data;
 
-    if (migration_is_active(s)) {
+    if (migration_in_setup(s)) {
         spice_server_migrate_start(spice_server);
     } else if (migration_has_finished(s)) {
         spice_server_migrate_end(spice_server, true);