1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/migration/file.c b/migration/file.c
index 499d2782fe..164b079966 100644
--- a/migration/file.c
+++ b/migration/file.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "channel.h"
+#include "fd.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "io/channel-file.h"
@@ -53,15 +54,20 @@ bool file_send_channel_create(gpointer opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelFile *ioc;
     int flags = O_WRONLY;
-    bool ret = true;
-
-    ioc = qio_channel_file_new_path(outgoing_args.fname, flags, 0, errp);
-    if (!ioc) {
-        ret = false;
-        goto out;
+    bool ret = false;
+    int fd = fd_args_get_fd();
+
+    if (fd && fd != -1) {
+        ioc = qio_channel_file_new_fd(dup(fd));
+    } else {
+        ioc = qio_channel_file_new_path(outgoing_args.fname, flags, 0, errp);
+        if (!ioc) {
+            goto out;
+        }
     }
 
     multifd_channel_connect(opaque, QIO_CHANNEL(ioc));
+    ret = true;
 
 out:
     /*