diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index f3ed77a7d0..f485eea5fb 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1350,6 +1350,13 @@ static bool migrate_caps_check(bool *cap_list,
         }
     }
 
+    if (cap_list[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_MULTIFD]) {
+        if (cap_list[MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_COMPRESS]) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Multifd is not compatible with compress");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 1d42414ecc..1338e47665 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -2305,13 +2305,12 @@ static int ram_save_target_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss)
     }
 
     /*
-     * Do not use multifd for:
-     * 1. Compression as the first page in the new block should be posted out
-     *    before sending the compressed page
-     * 2. In postcopy as one whole host page should be placed
+     * Do not use multifd in postcopy as one whole host page should be
+     * placed.  Meanwhile postcopy requires atomic update of pages, so even
+     * if host page size == guest page size the dest guest during run may
+     * still see partially copied pages which is data corruption.
      */
-    if (!save_page_use_compression(rs) && migrate_use_multifd()
-        && !migration_in_postcopy()) {
+    if (migrate_use_multifd() && !migration_in_postcopy()) {
         return ram_save_multifd_page(rs, block, offset);
     }