diff --git a/migration/multifd.c b/migration/multifd.c
index 1e49594b02..586ddc9d65 100644
--- a/migration/multifd.c
+++ b/migration/multifd.c
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ int multifd_send_sync_main(QEMUFile *f)
             if (ret < 0) {
                 error_report_err(err);
                 return -1;
+            } else if (ret == 1) {
+                dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 4fbad74c6c..b94669ba5d 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ static void ram_transferred_add(uint64_t bytes)
     ram_counters.transferred += bytes;
 }
 
+void dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy(void)
+{
+    ram_counters.dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy++;
+}
+
 /* used by the search for pages to send */
 struct PageSearchStatus {
     /* Current block being searched */
diff --git a/migration/ram.h b/migration/ram.h
index 5d90945a6e..c7af65ac74 100644
--- a/migration/ram.h
+++ b/migration/ram.h
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@ void ram_write_tracking_prepare(void);
 int ram_write_tracking_start(void);
 void ram_write_tracking_stop(void);
 
+void dirty_sync_missed_zero_copy(void);
+
 #endif