diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index 3f682cdc7f..1402fa7680 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
     MigrationParams params;
     const char *p;
 
-    params.blk = blk;
-    params.shared = inc;
+    params.blk = has_blk && blk;
+    params.shared = has_inc && inc;
 
     if (s->state == MIG_STATE_ACTIVE || s->state == MIG_STATE_SETUP) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);