diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h
index 24e29116f2..c5b94295dd 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ struct _libxlDriverPrivate {
 };
 
 # define LIBXL_SAVE_MAGIC "libvirt-xml\n \0 \r"
-# define LIBXL_SAVE_VERSION 1
+# ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_SRM_V2
+#  define LIBXL_SAVE_VERSION 2
+# else
+#  define LIBXL_SAVE_VERSION 1
+# endif
 
 typedef struct _libxlSavefileHeader libxlSavefileHeader;
 typedef libxlSavefileHeader *libxlSavefileHeaderPtr;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index 32ad946d48..5fa1bd9f18 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ libxlDomainShutdownThread(void *opaque)
     }
     libxlDomainDestroyInternal(driver, vm);
     libxlDomainCleanup(driver, vm);
-    if (libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, false, -1) < 0) {
+    if (libxlDomainStartNew(driver, vm, false) < 0) {
         virErrorPtr err = virGetLastError();
         VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to restart VM '%s': %s"),
                   vm->def->name, err ? err->message : _("unknown error"));
@@ -1006,14 +1006,23 @@ libxlDomainCreateIfaceNames(virDomainDefPtr def, libxl_domain_config *d_config)
 }
 
 
+#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_SRM_V2
+# define LIBXL_DOMSTART_RESTORE_VER_ATTR /* empty */
+#else
+# define LIBXL_DOMSTART_RESTORE_VER_ATTR ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Start a domain through libxenlight.
  *
  * virDomainObjPtr must be locked and a job acquired on invocation
  */
-int
-libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                 bool start_paused, int restore_fd)
+static int
+libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+                 virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                 bool start_paused,
+                 int restore_fd,
+                 uint32_t restore_ver LIBXL_DOMSTART_RESTORE_VER_ATTR)
 {
     libxl_domain_config d_config;
     virDomainDefPtr def = NULL;
@@ -1049,6 +1058,7 @@ libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
                 goto cleanup;
 
             restore_fd = managed_save_fd;
+            restore_ver = hdr.version;
 
             if (STRNEQ(vm->def->name, def->name) ||
                 memcmp(vm->def->uuid, def->uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN)) {
@@ -1117,6 +1127,9 @@ libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                       &domid, NULL, &aop_console_how);
     } else {
         libxl_domain_restore_params_init(&params);
+#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_SRM_V2
+        params.stream_version = restore_ver;
+#endif
         ret = libxl_domain_create_restore(cfg->ctx, &d_config, &domid,
                                           restore_fd, &params, NULL,
                                           &aop_console_how);
@@ -1203,6 +1216,25 @@ libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
     return ret;
 }
 
+int
+libxlDomainStartNew(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+            virDomainObjPtr vm,
+            bool start_paused)
+{
+    return libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, start_paused, -1, LIBXL_SAVE_VERSION);
+}
+
+int
+libxlDomainStartRestore(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+                        virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                        bool start_paused,
+                        int restore_fd,
+                        uint32_t restore_ver)
+{
+    return libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, start_paused,
+                            restore_fd, restore_ver);
+}
+
 bool
 libxlDomainDefCheckABIStability(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
                                 virDomainDefPtr src,
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
index 1c1eba3800..c53adaa1e2 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
@@ -142,10 +142,16 @@ libxlDomainSetVcpuAffinities(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
                              virDomainObjPtr vm);
 
 int
-libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
-                 virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                 bool start_paused,
-                 int restore_fd);
+libxlDomainStartNew(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+                    virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                    bool start_paused);
+
+int
+libxlDomainStartRestore(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
+                        virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                        bool start_paused,
+                        int restore_fd,
+                        uint32_t restore_ver);
 
 bool
 libxlDomainDefCheckABIStability(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index bf97c9c116..8977ae2cac 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ libxlAutostartDomain(virDomainObjPtr vm,
     }
 
     if (vm->autostart && !virDomainObjIsActive(vm) &&
-        libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, false, -1) < 0) {
+        libxlDomainStartNew(driver, vm, false) < 0) {
         err = virGetLastError();
         VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to autostart VM '%s': %s"),
                   vm->def->name,
@@ -998,8 +998,8 @@ libxlDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0,
-                     -1) < 0) {
+    if (libxlDomainStartNew(driver, vm,
+                         (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0) < 0) {
         if (!vm->persistent) {
             virDomainObjListRemove(driver->domains, vm);
             vm = NULL;
@@ -1818,7 +1818,9 @@ libxlDomainRestoreFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *from,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_PAUSED) != 0, fd);
+    ret = libxlDomainStartRestore(driver, vm,
+                                  (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SAVE_PAUSED) != 0,
+                                  fd, hdr.version);
     if (ret < 0 && !vm->persistent)
         virDomainObjListRemove(driver->domains, vm);
 
@@ -2681,7 +2683,8 @@ libxlDomainCreateWithFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto endjob;
     }
 
-    ret = libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0, -1);
+    ret = libxlDomainStartNew(driver, vm,
+                              (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto endjob;
     dom->id = vm->def->id;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
index ab1f76e32d..1d4ec5ecf2 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ libxlDoMigrateReceive(void *opaque)
      * Always start the domain paused.  If needed, unpause in the
      * finish phase, after transfer of the domain is complete.
      */
-    ret = libxlDomainStart(driver, vm, true, recvfd);
+    ret = libxlDomainStartRestore(driver, vm, true, recvfd, LIBXL_SAVE_VERSION);
 
     if (ret < 0 && !vm->persistent)
         remove_dom = true;