diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.c b/migration/qemu-file.c
index e85f501f86..bb63c779cc 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.c
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ size_t ram_control_save_page(QEMUFile *f, ram_addr_t block_offset,
     if (f->hooks && f->hooks->save_page) {
         int ret = f->hooks->save_page(f, f->opaque, block_offset,
                                       offset, size, bytes_sent);
-
+        f->bytes_xfer += size;
         if (ret != RAM_SAVE_CONTROL_DELAYED) {
             if (bytes_sent && *bytes_sent > 0) {
                 qemu_update_position(f, *bytes_sent);