diff --git a/include/migration/colo.h b/include/migration/colo.h
index eaac07f..43222ef 100644
--- a/include/migration/colo.h
+++ b/include/migration/colo.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  *
  * Called with BQL locked, may temporary release BQL.
  */
-int coroutine_fn colo_incoming_co(void);
+void coroutine_fn colo_incoming_co(void);
 
 void colo_shutdown(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/colo-stubs.c b/migration/colo-stubs.c
index f8c069b..e22ce65 100644
--- a/migration/colo-stubs.c
+++ b/migration/colo-stubs.c
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 {
 }
 
-int coroutine_fn colo_incoming_co(void)
+void coroutine_fn colo_incoming_co(void)
 {
-    return 0;
 }
 
 void colo_checkpoint_delay_set(void)
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index e2b450c..ca37b93 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -928,16 +928,13 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int coroutine_fn colo_incoming_co(void)
+void coroutine_fn colo_incoming_co(void)
 {
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
     QemuThread th;
 
     assert(bql_locked());
-
-    if (!migration_incoming_colo_enabled()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    assert(migration_incoming_colo_enabled());
 
     qemu_thread_create(&th, "COLO incoming", colo_process_incoming_thread,
                        mis, QEMU_THREAD_JOINABLE);
@@ -953,6 +950,4 @@
 
     /* We hold the global BQL, so it is safe here */
     colo_release_ram_cache();
-
-    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 995f0ca..c004637 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -776,9 +776,9 @@
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    if (colo_incoming_co() < 0) {
-        error_setg(&local_err, "colo incoming failed");
-        goto fail;
+    if (migration_incoming_colo_enabled()) {
+        /* yield until COLO exit */
+        colo_incoming_co();
     }
 
     migration_bh_schedule(process_incoming_migration_bh, mis);