diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index ec3d87f0a9..edc0dac80a 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2271,10 +2271,11 @@ static bool migrate_prepare(MigrationState *s, bool blk, bool blk_inc,
 
     migrate_init(s);
     /*
-     * set ram_counters memory to zero for a
+     * set ram_counters compression_counters memory to zero for a
      * new migration
      */
     memset(&ram_counters, 0, sizeof(ram_counters));
+    memset(&compression_counters, 0, sizeof(compression_counters));
 
     return true;
 }