diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index bdb031689273..c13b44b4d9be 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -4421,6 +4421,7 @@ static int ram_load_precopy(QEMUFile *f)
         }
     }
 
+    ret |= wait_for_decompress_done();
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -4452,8 +4453,6 @@ static int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
         } else {
             ret = ram_load_precopy(f);
         }
-
-        ret |= wait_for_decompress_done();
     }
     trace_ram_load_complete(ret, seq_iter);