diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 537b8340d8..15f3cef697 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -2657,6 +2657,13 @@ qemuMigrationConnect(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         spec->dest.fd.qemu == -1)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    /* Migration expects a blocking FD */
+    if (virSetBlocking(spec->dest.fd.qemu, true) < 0) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno, _("Unable to set FD %d blocking"),
+                             spec->dest.fd.qemu);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup: