diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 253fe4b7560..a2489a26993 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ static int save_normal_page(RAMState *rs, RAMBlock *block, ram_addr_t offset,
                                          offset | RAM_SAVE_FLAG_PAGE));
     if (async) {
         qemu_put_buffer_async(rs->f, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE,
-                              migrate_release_ram() &
+                              migrate_release_ram() &&
                               migration_in_postcopy());
     } else {
         qemu_put_buffer(rs->f, buf, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE);