diff --git a/block-migration.c b/block-migration.c
index fd2ffff..b95b4e1 100644
--- a/block-migration.c
+++ b/block-migration.c
@@ -700,13 +700,13 @@ static int block_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void block_set_params(int blk_enable, int shared_base, void *opaque)
+static void block_set_params(const MigrationParams *params, void *opaque)
 {
-    block_mig_state.blk_enable = blk_enable;
-    block_mig_state.shared_base = shared_base;
+    block_mig_state.blk_enable = params->blk;
+    block_mig_state.shared_base = params->shared;
 
     /* shared base means that blk_enable = 1 */
-    block_mig_state.blk_enable |= shared_base;
+    block_mig_state.blk_enable |= params->shared;
 }
 
 void blk_mig_init(void)
diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index 8c119ba..1bdac1e 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void migrate_fd_connect(MigrationState *s)
                                       migrate_fd_close);
 
     DPRINTF("beginning savevm\n");
-    ret = qemu_savevm_state_begin(s->file, s->blk, s->shared);
+    ret = qemu_savevm_state_begin(s->file, &s->params);
     if (ret < 0) {
         DPRINTF("failed, %d\n", ret);
         migrate_fd_error(s);
@@ -359,15 +359,14 @@ void migrate_fd_connect(MigrationState *s)
     migrate_fd_put_ready(s);
 }
 
-static MigrationState *migrate_init(int blk, int inc)
+static MigrationState *migrate_init(const MigrationParams *params)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     int64_t bandwidth_limit = s->bandwidth_limit;
 
     memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
     s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
-    s->blk = blk;
-    s->shared = inc;
+    s->params = *params;
 
     s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
     s->state = MIG_STATE_SETUP;
@@ -392,9 +391,13 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
                  Error **errp)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
+    MigrationParams params;
     const char *p;
     int ret;
 
+    params.blk = blk;
+    params.shared = inc;
+
     if (s->state == MIG_STATE_ACTIVE) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
         return;
@@ -409,7 +412,7 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
         return;
     }
 
-    s = migrate_init(blk, inc);
+    s = migrate_init(&params);
 
     if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", &p)) {
         ret = tcp_start_outgoing_migration(s, p);
diff --git a/migration.h b/migration.h
index d798fac..b2097a9 100644
--- a/migration.h
+++ b/migration.h
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 #include "notify.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
+struct MigrationParams {
+    int blk;
+    int shared;
+};
+
 typedef struct MigrationState MigrationState;
 
 struct MigrationState
@@ -31,10 +36,10 @@ struct MigrationState
     int (*close)(MigrationState *s);
     int (*write)(MigrationState *s, const void *buff, size_t size);
     void *opaque;
-    int blk;
-    int shared;
+    MigrationParams params;
 };
 
+
 void process_incoming_migration(QEMUFile *f);
 
 int qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri);
diff --git a/qemu-common.h b/qemu-common.h
index 4647dd9..c7d5571 100644
--- a/qemu-common.h
+++ b/qemu-common.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ typedef struct DeviceState DeviceState;
 
 struct Monitor;
 typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
+typedef struct MigrationParams MigrationParams;
 
 /* we put basic includes here to avoid repeating them in device drivers */
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 0b2fe38..4736784 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,8 @@ bool qemu_savevm_state_blocked(Error **errp)
     return false;
 }
 
-int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f, int blk_enable, int shared)
+int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
+                            const MigrationParams *params)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
     int ret;
@@ -1570,7 +1571,7 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f, int blk_enable, int shared)
         if(se->set_params == NULL) {
             continue;
 	}
-	se->set_params(blk_enable, shared, se->opaque);
+        se->set_params(params, se->opaque);
     }
     
     qemu_put_be32(f, QEMU_VM_FILE_MAGIC);
@@ -1708,13 +1709,17 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(QEMUFile *f)
 static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     int ret;
+    MigrationParams params = {
+        .blk = 0,
+        .shared = 0
+    };
 
     if (qemu_savevm_state_blocked(NULL)) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_savevm_state_begin(f, 0, 0);
+    ret = qemu_savevm_state_begin(f, &params);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto out;
 
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index bc2c788..6540c79 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ void do_info_snapshots(Monitor *mon);
 void qemu_announce_self(void);
 
 bool qemu_savevm_state_blocked(Error **errp);
-int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f, int blk_enable, int shared);
+int qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
+                            const MigrationParams *params);
 int qemu_savevm_state_iterate(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_savevm_state_complete(QEMUFile *f);
 void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(QEMUFile *f);
diff --git a/vmstate.h b/vmstate.h
index 82d97ae..5af45e0 100644
--- a/vmstate.h
+++ b/vmstate.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_VMSTATE_H
 #define QEMU_VMSTATE_H 1
 
-typedef void SaveSetParamsHandler(int blk_enable, int shared, void * opaque);
+typedef void SaveSetParamsHandler(const MigrationParams *params, void * opaque);
 typedef void SaveStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
 typedef int SaveLiveStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, int stage, void *opaque);
 typedef int LoadStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
