diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index 5b0f562..606b848 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_WAIT 50 /* ms, half buffered_file limit */
 
-int ram_save_live(QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
+static int ram_save_live(QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque)
 {
     ram_addr_t addr;
     uint64_t bytes_transferred_last;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
+static int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     ram_addr_t addr;
     int flags, ret = 0;
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+SaveVMHandlers savevm_ram_handlers = {
+    .save_live_state = ram_save_live,
+    .load_state = ram_load,
+};
+
 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
 struct soundhw {
     const char *name;
diff --git a/block-migration.c b/block-migration.c
index b95b4e1..00151a0 100644
--- a/block-migration.c
+++ b/block-migration.c
@@ -709,11 +709,17 @@
     block_mig_state.blk_enable |= params->shared;
 }
 
+SaveVMHandlers savevm_block_handlers = {
+    .set_params = block_set_params,
+    .save_live_state = block_save_live,
+    .load_state = block_load,
+};
+
 void blk_mig_init(void)
 {
     QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&block_mig_state.bmds_list);
     QSIMPLEQ_INIT(&block_mig_state.blk_list);
 
-    register_savevm_live(NULL, "block", 0, 1, block_set_params,
-                         block_save_live, NULL, block_load, &block_mig_state);
+    register_savevm_live(NULL, "block", 0, 1, &savevm_block_handlers,
+                         &block_mig_state);
 }
diff --git a/migration.h b/migration.h
index de13004..57572a6 100644
--- a/migration.h
+++ b/migration.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "notify.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "vmstate.h"
 
 struct MigrationParams {
     bool blk;
@@ -81,8 +82,7 @@
 uint64_t ram_bytes_transferred(void);
 uint64_t ram_bytes_total(void);
 
-int ram_save_live(QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque);
-int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
+extern SaveVMHandlers savevm_ram_handlers;
 
 /**
  * @migrate_add_blocker - prevent migration from proceeding
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 73626d4..a451be2 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1223,10 +1223,7 @@
                          const char *idstr,
                          int instance_id,
                          int version_id,
-                         SaveSetParamsHandler *set_params,
-                         SaveLiveStateHandler *save_live_state,
-                         SaveStateHandler *save_state,
-                         LoadStateHandler *load_state,
+                         SaveVMHandlers *ops,
                          void *opaque)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
@@ -1234,16 +1231,12 @@
     se = g_malloc0(sizeof(SaveStateEntry));
     se->version_id = version_id;
     se->section_id = global_section_id++;
-    se->ops = g_malloc0(sizeof(SaveVMHandlers));
-    se->ops->set_params = set_params;
-    se->ops->save_live_state = save_live_state;
-    se->ops->save_state = save_state;
-    se->ops->load_state = load_state;
+    se->ops = ops;
     se->opaque = opaque;
     se->vmsd = NULL;
     se->no_migrate = 0;
     /* if this is a live_savem then set is_ram */
-    if (save_live_state != NULL) {
+    if (ops->save_live_state != NULL) {
         se->is_ram = 1;
     }
 
@@ -1282,8 +1275,11 @@
                     LoadStateHandler *load_state,
                     void *opaque)
 {
+    SaveVMHandlers *ops = g_malloc0(sizeof(SaveVMHandlers));
+    ops->save_state = save_state;
+    ops->load_state = load_state;
     return register_savevm_live(dev, idstr, instance_id, version_id,
-                                NULL, NULL, save_state, load_state, opaque);
+                                ops, opaque);
 }
 
 void unregister_savevm(DeviceState *dev, const char *idstr, void *opaque)
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8904db1..54e36ed 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3437,8 +3437,7 @@
     default_drive(default_sdcard, snapshot, machine->use_scsi,
                   IF_SD, 0, SD_OPTS);
 
-    register_savevm_live(NULL, "ram", 0, 4, NULL, ram_save_live, NULL,
-                         ram_load, NULL);
+    register_savevm_live(NULL, "ram", 0, 4, &savevm_ram_handlers, NULL);
 
     if (nb_numa_nodes > 0) {
         int i;
diff --git a/vmstate.h b/vmstate.h
index 909af69..4bce53b 100644
--- a/vmstate.h
+++ b/vmstate.h
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@
                          const char *idstr,
                          int instance_id,
                          int version_id,
-                         SaveSetParamsHandler *set_params,
-                         SaveLiveStateHandler *save_live_state,
-                         SaveStateHandler *save_state,
-                         LoadStateHandler *load_state,
+                         SaveVMHandlers *ops,
                          void *opaque);
 
 void unregister_savevm(DeviceState *dev, const char *idstr, void *opaque);