diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
index 4def43f5f7b6..ea762e28c1cc 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_open_device(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (core_vdev->ops->migration_set_state) {
+	if (core_vdev->mig_ops) {
 		ret = hisi_acc_vf_qm_init(hisi_acc_vdev);
 		if (ret) {
 			vfio_pci_core_disable(vdev);
@@ -1208,6 +1208,11 @@ static void hisi_acc_vfio_pci_close_device(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 	vfio_pci_core_close_device(core_vdev);
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_migration_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_state_ops = {
+	.migration_set_state = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_set_device_state,
+	.migration_get_state = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_get_device_state,
+};
+
 static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops = {
 	.name = "hisi-acc-vfio-pci-migration",
 	.open_device = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_open_device,
@@ -1219,8 +1224,6 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops = {
 	.mmap = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_mmap,
 	.request = vfio_pci_core_request,
 	.match = vfio_pci_core_match,
-	.migration_set_state = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_set_device_state,
-	.migration_get_state = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_get_device_state,
 };
 
 static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops = {
@@ -1272,6 +1275,8 @@ static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device
 		if (!ret) {
 			vfio_pci_core_init_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device, pdev,
 						  &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops);
+			hisi_acc_vdev->core_device.vdev.mig_ops =
+					&hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_state_ops;
 		} else {
 			pci_warn(pdev, "migration support failed, continue with generic interface\n");
 			vfio_pci_core_init_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device, pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
index cdd0c667dc77..dd5d7bfe0a49 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ void mlx5vf_cmd_remove_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 	destroy_workqueue(mvdev->cb_wq);
 }
 
-void mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
+void mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
+			       const struct vfio_migration_ops *mig_ops)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = mvdev->core_device.pdev;
 	int ret;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ void mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev)
 	mvdev->core_device.vdev.migration_flags =
 		VFIO_MIGRATION_STOP_COPY |
 		VFIO_MIGRATION_P2P;
+	mvdev->core_device.vdev.mig_ops = mig_ops;
 
 end:
 	mlx5_vf_put_core_dev(mvdev->mdev);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
index aa692d9ce656..8208f4701a90 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/cmd.h
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ int mlx5vf_cmd_suspend_vhca(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev, u16 op_mod);
 int mlx5vf_cmd_resume_vhca(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev, u16 op_mod);
 int mlx5vf_cmd_query_vhca_migration_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
 					  size_t *state_size);
-void mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev);
+void mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
+			       const struct vfio_migration_ops *mig_ops);
 void mlx5vf_cmd_remove_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev);
 void mlx5vf_cmd_close_migratable(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev);
 int mlx5vf_cmd_save_vhca_state(struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev,
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
index d754990f0662..a9b63d15c5d3 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
@@ -574,6 +574,11 @@ static void mlx5vf_pci_close_device(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 	vfio_pci_core_close_device(core_vdev);
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_migration_ops mlx5vf_pci_mig_ops = {
+	.migration_set_state = mlx5vf_pci_set_device_state,
+	.migration_get_state = mlx5vf_pci_get_device_state,
+};
+
 static const struct vfio_device_ops mlx5vf_pci_ops = {
 	.name = "mlx5-vfio-pci",
 	.open_device = mlx5vf_pci_open_device,
@@ -585,8 +590,6 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops mlx5vf_pci_ops = {
 	.mmap = vfio_pci_core_mmap,
 	.request = vfio_pci_core_request,
 	.match = vfio_pci_core_match,
-	.migration_set_state = mlx5vf_pci_set_device_state,
-	.migration_get_state = mlx5vf_pci_get_device_state,
 };
 
 static int mlx5vf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ static int mlx5vf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (!mvdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	vfio_pci_core_init_device(&mvdev->core_device, pdev, &mlx5vf_pci_ops);
-	mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(mvdev);
+	mlx5vf_cmd_set_migratable(mvdev, &mlx5vf_pci_mig_ops);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, &mvdev->core_device);
 	ret = vfio_pci_core_register_device(&mvdev->core_device);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index a0d69ddaf90d..46efb4a0aadf 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1855,6 +1855,13 @@ int vfio_pci_core_register_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 	if (pdev->hdr_type != PCI_HEADER_TYPE_NORMAL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (vdev->vdev.mig_ops) {
+		if ((!(vdev->vdev.mig_ops->migration_get_state &&
+		       vdev->vdev.mig_ops->migration_get_state)) ||
+		    (!(vdev->vdev.migration_flags & VFIO_MIGRATION_STOP_COPY)))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Prevent binding to PFs with VFs enabled, the VFs might be in use
 	 * by the host or other users.  We cannot capture the VFs if they
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index e22be13e6771..ccbd106b95d8 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -1534,8 +1534,7 @@ vfio_ioctl_device_feature_mig_device_state(struct vfio_device *device,
 	struct file *filp = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!device->ops->migration_set_state ||
-	    !device->ops->migration_get_state)
+	if (!device->mig_ops)
 		return -ENOTTY;
 
 	ret = vfio_check_feature(flags, argsz,
@@ -1551,7 +1550,8 @@ vfio_ioctl_device_feature_mig_device_state(struct vfio_device *device,
 	if (flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_GET) {
 		enum vfio_device_mig_state curr_state;
 
-		ret = device->ops->migration_get_state(device, &curr_state);
+		ret = device->mig_ops->migration_get_state(device,
+							   &curr_state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		mig.device_state = curr_state;
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ vfio_ioctl_device_feature_mig_device_state(struct vfio_device *device,
 	}
 
 	/* Handle the VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_SET */
-	filp = device->ops->migration_set_state(device, mig.device_state);
+	filp = device->mig_ops->migration_set_state(device, mig.device_state);
 	if (IS_ERR(filp) || !filp)
 		goto out_copy;
 
@@ -1582,8 +1582,7 @@ static int vfio_ioctl_device_feature_migration(struct vfio_device *device,
 	};
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!device->ops->migration_set_state ||
-	    !device->ops->migration_get_state)
+	if (!device->mig_ops)
 		return -ENOTTY;
 
 	ret = vfio_check_feature(flags, argsz, VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_GET,
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index aa888cc51757..d6c592565be7 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ struct vfio_device_set {
 struct vfio_device {
 	struct device *dev;
 	const struct vfio_device_ops *ops;
+	/*
+	 * mig_ops is a static property of the vfio_device which must be set
+	 * prior to registering the vfio_device.
+	 */
+	const struct vfio_migration_ops *mig_ops;
 	struct vfio_group *group;
 	struct vfio_device_set *dev_set;
 	struct list_head dev_set_list;
@@ -61,16 +66,6 @@ struct vfio_device {
  *         match, -errno for abort (ex. match with insufficient or incorrect
  *         additional args)
  * @device_feature: Optional, fill in the VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE ioctl
- * @migration_set_state: Optional callback to change the migration state for
- *         devices that support migration. It's mandatory for
- *         VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_MIGRATION migration support.
- *         The returned FD is used for data transfer according to the FSM
- *         definition. The driver is responsible to ensure that FD reaches end
- *         of stream or error whenever the migration FSM leaves a data transfer
- *         state or before close_device() returns.
- * @migration_get_state: Optional callback to get the migration state for
- *         devices that support migration. It's mandatory for
- *         VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_MIGRATION migration support.
  */
 struct vfio_device_ops {
 	char	*name;
@@ -87,6 +82,21 @@ struct vfio_device_ops {
 	int	(*match)(struct vfio_device *vdev, char *buf);
 	int	(*device_feature)(struct vfio_device *device, u32 flags,
 				  void __user *arg, size_t argsz);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @migration_set_state: Optional callback to change the migration state for
+ *         devices that support migration. It's mandatory for
+ *         VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_MIGRATION migration support.
+ *         The returned FD is used for data transfer according to the FSM
+ *         definition. The driver is responsible to ensure that FD reaches end
+ *         of stream or error whenever the migration FSM leaves a data transfer
+ *         state or before close_device() returns.
+ * @migration_get_state: Optional callback to get the migration state for
+ *         devices that support migration. It's mandatory for
+ *         VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_MIGRATION migration support.
+ */
+struct vfio_migration_ops {
 	struct file *(*migration_set_state)(
 		struct vfio_device *device,
 		enum vfio_device_mig_state new_state);
