diff --git a/migration/multifd-zstd.c b/migration/multifd-zstd.c
index 97c08367d0..bd393aee0d 100644
--- a/migration/multifd-zstd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd-zstd.c
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ static int zstd_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
             return -1;
         }
     }
+    p->iov[p->iovs_num].iov_base = z->zbuff;
+    p->iov[p->iovs_num].iov_len = z->out.pos;
+    p->iovs_num++;
     p->next_packet_size = z->out.pos;
     p->flags |= MULTIFD_FLAG_ZSTD;
 
@@ -173,10 +176,7 @@ static int zstd_send_prepare(MultiFDSendParams *p, Error **errp)
  */
 static int zstd_send_write(MultiFDSendParams *p, uint32_t used, Error **errp)
 {
-    struct zstd_data *z = p->data;
-
-    return qio_channel_write_all(p->c, (void *)z->zbuff, p->next_packet_size,
-                                 errp);
+    return qio_channel_writev_all(p->c, p->iov, p->iovs_num, errp);
 }
 
 /**