diff --git a/hw/hw.h b/hw/hw.h
index 9dd7096fc..df6ca6505 100644
--- a/hw/hw.h
+++ b/hw/hw.h
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ typedef struct VMStateSubsection {
 
 struct VMStateDescription {
     const char *name;
+    int unmigratable;
     int version_id;
     int minimum_version_id;
     int minimum_version_id_old;
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 8139bc7e2..1c5abe247 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,7 @@ int vmstate_register_with_alias_id(DeviceState *dev, int instance_id,
     se->opaque = opaque;
     se->vmsd = vmsd;
     se->alias_id = alias_id;
+    se->no_migrate = vmsd->unmigratable;
 
     if (dev && dev->parent_bus && dev->parent_bus->info->get_dev_path) {
         char *id = dev->parent_bus->info->get_dev_path(dev);