diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 236f95e..8411a4a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4306,6 +4306,7 @@
     cpu_exec_init_all();
 
     blk_mig_init();
+    ram_mig_init();
 
     /* open the virtual block devices */
     if (snapshot)
@@ -4320,8 +4321,6 @@
     default_drive(default_floppy, snapshot, IF_FLOPPY, 0, FD_OPTS);
     default_drive(default_sdcard, snapshot, IF_SD, 0, SD_OPTS);
 
-    register_savevm_live(NULL, "ram", 0, 4, &savevm_ram_handlers, NULL);
-
     if (nb_numa_nodes > 0) {
         int i;