diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 232cae090b..fa017378db 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@ int qemu_savevm_send_packaged(QEMUFile *f, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
     qemu_savevm_command_send(f, MIG_CMD_PACKAGED, 4, (uint8_t *)&tmp);
 
     qemu_put_buffer(f, buf, len);
+    qemu_fflush(f);
 
     return 0;
 }