diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 0d26db4..b307a4b 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@
         if (migrate_has_error(s)) {
             WITH_QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->error_mutex) {
                 error_report_err(s->error);
+                s->error = NULL;
             }
         }
         error_report("load of migration failed: %s", strerror(-ret));