diff --git a/migration/exec.c b/migration/exec.c
index 2bf882bbe1..c4a3293246 100644
--- a/migration/exec.c
+++ b/migration/exec.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-const char *exec_get_cmd_path(void);
 const char *exec_get_cmd_path(void)
 {
     g_autofree char *detected_path = g_new(char, MAX_PATH);
@@ -40,7 +39,8 @@ const char *exec_get_cmd_path(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *command, Error **errp)
+void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *command,
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannel *ioc;
 
diff --git a/migration/exec.h b/migration/exec.h
index b210ffde7a..736cd71028 100644
--- a/migration/exec.h
+++ b/migration/exec.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 
 #ifndef QEMU_MIGRATION_EXEC_H
 #define QEMU_MIGRATION_EXEC_H
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+const char *exec_get_cmd_path(void);
+#endif
 void exec_start_incoming_migration(const char *host_port, Error **errp);
 
 void exec_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *host_port,
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index a7e4e286aa..61f52d2f90 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -421,7 +421,11 @@ static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
 
     if (strstart(uri, "exec:", NULL)) {
         addrs->transport = MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_EXEC;
+#ifdef WIN32
+        QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup(exec_get_cmd_path()));
+#else
         QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup("/bin/sh"));
+#endif
         QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup("-c"));
         QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup(uri + strlen("exec:")));
     } else if (strstart(uri, "rdma:", NULL) &&
@@ -450,8 +454,10 @@ static bool migrate_uri_parse(const char *uri,
 
 static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     const char *p = NULL;
     MigrateAddress *channel = g_new0(MigrateAddress, 1);
+    SocketAddress *saddr;
 
     /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
     if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
@@ -463,23 +469,32 @@ static void qemu_start_incoming_migration(const char *uri, Error **errp)
         goto out;
     }
 
+    saddr = &channel->u.socket;
     qapi_event_send_migration(MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP);
-    if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", &p) ||
-        strstart(uri, "unix:", NULL) ||
-        strstart(uri, "vsock:", NULL)) {
-        socket_start_incoming_migration(p ? p : uri, errp);
+    if (channel->transport == MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_SOCKET) {
+        if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
+            saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
+            saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK) {
+            socket_start_incoming_migration(saddr, &local_err);
+        } else if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD) {
+            fd_start_incoming_migration(saddr->u.fd.str, &local_err);
+        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
     } else if (strstart(uri, "rdma:", &p)) {
         rdma_start_incoming_migration(p, errp);
 #endif
     } else if (strstart(uri, "exec:", &p)) {
         exec_start_incoming_migration(p, errp);
-    } else if (strstart(uri, "fd:", &p)) {
-        fd_start_incoming_migration(p, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "unknown migration protocol: %s", uri);
     }
 
+    if (local_err) {
+        qapi_free_SocketAddress(saddr);
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
 out:
     qapi_free_MigrateAddress(channel);
 }
@@ -1688,6 +1703,7 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
     const char *p = NULL;
     MigrateAddress *channel = g_new0(MigrateAddress, 1);
+    SocketAddress *saddr;
 
     /* URI is not suitable for migration? */
     if (!migration_channels_and_uri_compatible(uri, errp)) {
@@ -1711,18 +1727,21 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
         }
     }
 
-    if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", &p) ||
-        strstart(uri, "unix:", NULL) ||
-        strstart(uri, "vsock:", NULL)) {
-        socket_start_outgoing_migration(s, p ? p : uri, &local_err);
+    saddr = &channel->u.socket;
+    if (channel->transport == MIGRATE_TRANSPORT_SOCKET) {
+        if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET ||
+            saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX ||
+            saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK) {
+            socket_start_outgoing_migration(s, saddr, &local_err);
+        } else if (saddr->type == SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD) {
+            fd_start_outgoing_migration(s, saddr->u.fd.str, &local_err);
+        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_RDMA
     } else if (strstart(uri, "rdma:", &p)) {
         rdma_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
 #endif
     } else if (strstart(uri, "exec:", &p)) {
         exec_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
-    } else if (strstart(uri, "fd:", &p)) {
-        fd_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
     } else {
         if (!(has_resume && resume)) {
             yank_unregister_instance(MIGRATION_YANK_INSTANCE);
@@ -1739,6 +1758,7 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
         if (!(has_resume && resume)) {
             yank_unregister_instance(MIGRATION_YANK_INSTANCE);
         }
+        qapi_free_SocketAddress(saddr);
         migrate_fd_error(s, local_err);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
diff --git a/migration/socket.c b/migration/socket.c
index 1b6f5baefb..8e7430b266 100644
--- a/migration/socket.c
+++ b/migration/socket.c
@@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ out:
     object_unref(OBJECT(sioc));
 }
 
-static void
-socket_start_outgoing_migration_internal(MigrationState *s,
-                                         SocketAddress *saddr,
-                                         Error **errp)
+void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
+                                     SocketAddress *saddr,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = qio_channel_socket_new();
     struct SocketConnectData *data = g_new0(struct SocketConnectData, 1);
@@ -135,18 +134,6 @@ socket_start_outgoing_migration_internal(MigrationState *s,
                                      NULL);
 }
 
-void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
-                                     const char *str,
-                                     Error **errp)
-{
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    SocketAddress *saddr = socket_parse(str, &err);
-    if (!err) {
-        socket_start_outgoing_migration_internal(s, saddr, &err);
-    }
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
-}
-
 static void socket_accept_incoming_migration(QIONetListener *listener,
                                              QIOChannelSocket *cioc,
                                              gpointer opaque)
@@ -172,9 +159,8 @@ socket_incoming_migration_end(void *opaque)
     object_unref(OBJECT(listener));
 }
 
-static void
-socket_start_incoming_migration_internal(SocketAddress *saddr,
-                                         Error **errp)
+void socket_start_incoming_migration(SocketAddress *saddr,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     QIONetListener *listener = qio_net_listener_new();
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
@@ -213,13 +199,3 @@ socket_start_incoming_migration_internal(SocketAddress *saddr,
     }
 }
 
-void socket_start_incoming_migration(const char *str, Error **errp)
-{
-    Error *err = NULL;
-    SocketAddress *saddr = socket_parse(str, &err);
-    if (!err) {
-        socket_start_incoming_migration_internal(saddr, &err);
-    }
-    qapi_free_SocketAddress(saddr);
-    error_propagate(errp, err);
-}
diff --git a/migration/socket.h b/migration/socket.h
index dc54df4e6c..5e4c33b8ea 100644
--- a/migration/socket.h
+++ b/migration/socket.h
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
 
 #include "io/channel.h"
 #include "io/task.h"
+#include "qemu/sockets.h"
 
 void socket_send_channel_create(QIOTaskFunc f, void *data);
 QIOChannel *socket_send_channel_create_sync(Error **errp);
 int socket_send_channel_destroy(QIOChannel *send);
 
-void socket_start_incoming_migration(const char *str, Error **errp);
+void socket_start_incoming_migration(SocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp);
 
-void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s, const char *str,
-                                     Error **errp);
+void socket_start_outgoing_migration(MigrationState *s,
+                                     SocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp);
 #endif
