diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 1e7abc53f5..1c4a80c3a4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -2352,6 +2352,12 @@ qemuMigrationIsAllowed(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                 return false;
             }
         }
+
+        if (vm->def->nshmems) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
+                           _("migration with shmem device is not supported"));
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;