diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
index 2003e413da..9c9b8e5863 100644
--- a/migration/options.c
+++ b/migration/options.c
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ bool migrate_postcopy_ram(void)
     return s->capabilities[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_POSTCOPY_RAM];
 }
 
+bool migrate_rdma_pin_all(void)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+
+    return s->capabilities[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_RDMA_PIN_ALL];
+}
+
 bool migrate_release_ram(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s;
diff --git a/migration/options.h b/migration/options.h
index 316efd1063..25c002b37a 100644
--- a/migration/options.h
+++ b/migration/options.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ bool migrate_pause_before_switchover(void);
 bool migrate_postcopy_blocktime(void);
 bool migrate_postcopy_preempt(void);
 bool migrate_postcopy_ram(void);
+bool migrate_rdma_pin_all(void);
 bool migrate_release_ram(void);
 bool migrate_return_path(void);
 bool migrate_validate_uuid(void);
diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index bf55e2f163..0af5e944f0 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
+#include "options.h"
 #include <poll.h>
 
 /*
@@ -4178,8 +4179,7 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
         goto err;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_rdma_source_init(rdma,
-        s->capabilities[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_RDMA_PIN_ALL], errp);
+    ret = qemu_rdma_source_init(rdma, migrate_rdma_pin_all(), errp);
 
     if (ret) {
         goto err;
@@ -4201,7 +4201,7 @@ void rdma_start_outgoing_migration(void *opaque,
         }
 
         ret = qemu_rdma_source_init(rdma_return_path,
-            s->capabilities[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_RDMA_PIN_ALL], errp);
+                                    migrate_rdma_pin_all(), errp);
 
         if (ret) {
             goto return_path_err;