diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
index a25edf0baabf0747ebc2a739f7214b9405bc4897..53d961c1e5a0a68cb02a9d9dad34482226915c30 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ libxlDoMigrateSend(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
                                xl_flags, NULL);
     if (ret != 0) {
         /* attempt to resume the domain on failure */
-        if (libxl_domain_resume(priv->ctx, vm->def->id, 0, 0) != 0) {
+        if (libxl_domain_resume(priv->ctx, vm->def->id, 1, 0) != 0) {
             VIR_DEBUG("Failed to resume domain following failed migration");
             virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED,
                                  VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_MIGRATION);