diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index abe8c60a90..9b0477835f 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ void *postcopy_get_tmp_page(MigrationIncomingState *mis)
         mis->postcopy_tmp_page = mmap(NULL, getpagesize(),
                              PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE |
                              MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
-        if (!mis->postcopy_tmp_page) {
+        if (mis->postcopy_tmp_page == MAP_FAILED) {
+            mis->postcopy_tmp_page = NULL;
             error_report("%s: %s", __func__, strerror(errno));
             return NULL;
         }