diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 2a634a7ce6..3e5fdf540e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static const RunStateTransition runstate_transitions_def[] = {
     { RUN_STATE_IO_ERROR, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
 
     { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
+    { RUN_STATE_PAUSED, RUN_STATE_POSTMIGRATE },
 
     { RUN_STATE_POSTMIGRATE, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },