diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 4e71c19..5c4298e 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@
 static int multifd_recv_unfill_packet(MultiFDRecvParams *p, Error **errp)
 {
     MultiFDPacket_t *packet = p->packet;
-    RAMBlock *block;
     int i;
 
     packet->magic = be32_to_cpu(packet->magic);
@@ -331,21 +330,21 @@
 
     /* make sure that ramblock is 0 terminated */
     packet->ramblock[255] = 0;
-    block = qemu_ram_block_by_name(packet->ramblock);
-    if (!block) {
+    p->block = qemu_ram_block_by_name(packet->ramblock);
+    if (!p->block) {
         error_setg(errp, "multifd: unknown ram block %s",
                    packet->ramblock);
         return -1;
     }
 
-    p->host = block->host;
+    p->host = p->block->host;
     for (i = 0; i < p->normal_num; i++) {
         uint64_t offset = be64_to_cpu(packet->offset[i]);
 
-        if (offset > (block->used_length - p->page_size)) {
+        if (offset > (p->block->used_length - p->page_size)) {
             error_setg(errp, "multifd: offset too long %" PRIu64
                        " (max " RAM_ADDR_FMT ")",
-                       offset, block->used_length);
+                       offset, p->block->used_length);
             return -1;
         }
         p->normal[i] = offset;
diff --git a/migration/multifd.h b/migration/multifd.h
index 7cfc265..a835643 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.h
+++ b/migration/multifd.h
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@
     uint32_t next_packet_size;
     /* packets sent through this channel */
     uint64_t num_packets;
+    /* ramblock */
+    RAMBlock *block;
     /* ramblock host address */
     uint8_t *host;
     /* non zero pages recv through this channel */