diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 9b69568..b427be8 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -129,11 +129,17 @@
     return migrate_multifd() || migrate_postcopy_preempt();
 }
 
-static bool transport_supports_multi_channels(SocketAddress *saddr)
+static bool transport_supports_multi_channels(MigrationAddress *addr)
 {
-    return saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
-           saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
-           saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK;
+    if (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) {
+        SocketAddress *saddr = &addr->u.socket;
+
+        return saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
+               saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
+               saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK;
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -141,8 +147,7 @@
                                             Error **errp)
 {
     if (migration_needs_multiple_sockets() &&
-        (addr->transport == MIGRATION_ADDRESS_TYPE_SOCKET) &&
-        !transport_supports_multi_channels(&addr->u.socket)) {
+        !transport_supports_multi_channels(addr)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Migration requires multi-channel URIs (e.g. tcp)");
         return false;
     }