diff --git a/include/migration/misc.h b/include/migration/misc.h
index 465906710d..8b49841016 100644
--- a/include/migration/misc.h
+++ b/include/migration/misc.h
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ bool migration_has_failed(MigrationState *);
 /* ...and after the device transmission */
 bool migration_in_postcopy_after_devices(MigrationState *);
 void migration_global_dump(Monitor *mon);
-/* True if incomming migration entered POSTCOPY_INCOMING_DISCARD */
+/* True if incoming migration entered POSTCOPY_INCOMING_DISCARD */
 bool migration_in_incoming_postcopy(void);
+/* True if incoming migration entered POSTCOPY_INCOMING_ADVISE */
+bool migration_incoming_postcopy_advised(void);
 /* True if background snapshot is active */
 bool migration_in_bg_snapshot(void);
 
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index c3ad4cd670..f321e419c7 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2126,6 +2126,13 @@ bool migration_in_incoming_postcopy(void)
     return ps >= POSTCOPY_INCOMING_DISCARD && ps < POSTCOPY_INCOMING_END;
 }
 
+bool migration_incoming_postcopy_advised(void)
+{
+    PostcopyState ps = postcopy_state_get();
+
+    return ps >= POSTCOPY_INCOMING_ADVISE && ps < POSTCOPY_INCOMING_END;
+}
+
 bool migration_in_bg_snapshot(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 7f6d5efe8d..b966e148c2 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -4150,12 +4150,6 @@ int ram_load_postcopy(QEMUFile *f, int channel)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static bool postcopy_is_advised(void)
-{
-    PostcopyState ps = postcopy_state_get();
-    return ps >= POSTCOPY_INCOMING_ADVISE && ps < POSTCOPY_INCOMING_END;
-}
-
 static bool postcopy_is_running(void)
 {
     PostcopyState ps = postcopy_state_get();
@@ -4226,7 +4220,7 @@ static int ram_load_precopy(QEMUFile *f)
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
     int flags = 0, ret = 0, invalid_flags = 0, len = 0, i = 0;
     /* ADVISE is earlier, it shows the source has the postcopy capability on */
-    bool postcopy_advised = postcopy_is_advised();
+    bool postcopy_advised = migration_incoming_postcopy_advised();
     if (!migrate_use_compression()) {
         invalid_flags |= RAM_SAVE_FLAG_COMPRESS_PAGE;
     }