diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
index 71951fe4dcc2..aa393f1bb0ee 100644
--- a/softmmu/memory.c
+++ b/softmmu/memory.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,10 @@ bool memory_region_is_ram_device(MemoryRegion *mr)
 uint8_t memory_region_get_dirty_log_mask(MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
     uint8_t mask = mr->dirty_log_mask;
-    if (global_dirty_log && (mr->ram_block || memory_region_is_iommu(mr))) {
+    RAMBlock *rb = mr->ram_block;
+
+    if (global_dirty_log && ((rb && qemu_ram_is_migratable(rb)) ||
+                             memory_region_is_iommu(mr))) {
         mask |= (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_MIGRATION);
     }
     return mask;