diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index ee8e9416ce..9a42f73aeb 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1164,17 +1164,12 @@ void migrate_set_state(int *state, int old_state, int new_state)
     }
 }
 
-static void migrate_set_block_incremental(MigrationState *s, bool value)
-{
-    s->parameters.block_incremental = value;
-}
-
 static void block_cleanup_parameters(MigrationState *s)
 {
     if (s->must_remove_block_options) {
         /* setting to false can never fail */
         migrate_cap_set(MIGRATION_CAPABILITY_BLOCK, false, &error_abort);
-        migrate_set_block_incremental(s, false);
+        migrate_set_block_incremental(false);
         s->must_remove_block_options = false;
     }
 }
@@ -1668,7 +1663,7 @@ static bool migrate_prepare(MigrationState *s, bool blk, bool blk_inc,
     }
 
     if (blk_inc) {
-        migrate_set_block_incremental(s, true);
+        migrate_set_block_incremental(true);
     }
 
     migrate_init(s);
diff --git a/migration/options.c b/migration/options.c
index f4ffe99603..89508d91a3 100644
--- a/migration/options.c
+++ b/migration/options.c
@@ -589,6 +589,15 @@ uint64_t migrate_xbzrle_cache_size(void)
     return s->parameters.xbzrle_cache_size;
 }
 
+/* parameter setters */
+
+void migrate_set_block_incremental(bool value)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+
+    s->parameters.block_incremental = value;
+}
+
 /* parameters helpers */
 
 AnnounceParameters *migrate_announce_params(void)
diff --git a/migration/options.h b/migration/options.h
index e982103c0d..d261a25441 100644
--- a/migration/options.h
+++ b/migration/options.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ int migrate_multifd_zstd_level(void);
 uint8_t migrate_throttle_trigger_threshold(void);
 uint64_t migrate_xbzrle_cache_size(void);
 
+/* parameters setters */
+
+void migrate_set_block_incremental(bool value);
+
 /* parameters helpers */
 
 bool migrate_params_check(MigrationParameters *params, Error **errp);