diff --git a/migration-exec.c b/migration-exec.c
index e91e1e2..67dec27 100644
--- a/migration-exec.c
+++ b/migration-exec.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MigrationState *exec_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
     MigrationState *s;
     FILE *f;

-    s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*s));
+    s = migrate_create_state(mon, bandwidth_limit, detach, blk, inc);

     f = popen(command, "w");
     if (f == NULL) {
@@ -93,20 +93,6 @@ MigrationState *exec_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
     s->close = exec_close;
     s->get_error = file_errno;
     s->write = file_write;
-    s->cancel = migrate_fd_cancel;
-    s->get_status = migrate_fd_get_status;
-    s->release = migrate_fd_release;
-
-    s->blk = blk;
-    s->shared = inc;
-
-    s->state = MIG_STATE_ACTIVE;
-    s->mon = NULL;
-    s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
-
-    if (!detach) {
-        migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(s, mon);
-    }

     migrate_fd_connect(s);
     return s;
diff --git a/migration-fd.c b/migration-fd.c
index 4073000..1deedd7 100644
--- a/migration-fd.c
+++ b/migration-fd.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ MigrationState *fd_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
 {
     MigrationState *s;

-    s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*s));
+    s = migrate_create_state(mon, bandwidth_limit, detach, blk, inc);

     s->fd = monitor_get_fd(mon, fdname);
     if (s->fd == -1) {
@@ -76,20 +76,6 @@ MigrationState *fd_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
     s->get_error = fd_errno;
     s->write = fd_write;
     s->close = fd_close;
-    s->cancel = migrate_fd_cancel;
-    s->get_status = migrate_fd_get_status;
-    s->release = migrate_fd_release;
-
-    s->blk = blk;
-    s->shared = inc;
-
-    s->state = MIG_STATE_ACTIVE;
-    s->mon = NULL;
-    s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
-
-    if (!detach) {
-        migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(s, mon);
-    }

     migrate_fd_connect(s);
     return s;
diff --git a/migration-tcp.c b/migration-tcp.c
index e8fa46c..c1c7bc3 100644
--- a/migration-tcp.c
+++ b/migration-tcp.c
@@ -90,21 +90,12 @@ MigrationState *tcp_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
     if (parse_host_port(&addr, host_port) < 0)
         return NULL;

-    s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*s));
+    s = migrate_create_state(mon, bandwidth_limit, detach, blk, inc);

     s->get_error = socket_errno;
     s->write = socket_write;
     s->close = tcp_close;
-    s->cancel = migrate_fd_cancel;
-    s->get_status = migrate_fd_get_status;
-    s->release = migrate_fd_release;

-    s->blk = blk;
-    s->shared = inc;
-
-    s->state = MIG_STATE_ACTIVE;
-    s->mon = NULL;
-    s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
     s->fd = qemu_socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (s->fd == -1) {
         qemu_free(s);
@@ -113,10 +104,6 @@ MigrationState *tcp_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,

     socket_set_nonblock(s->fd);

-    if (!detach) {
-        migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(s, mon);
-    }
-
     do {
         ret = connect(s->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
         if (ret == -1)
diff --git a/migration-unix.c b/migration-unix.c
index 9b74401..94995af 100644
--- a/migration-unix.c
+++ b/migration-unix.c
@@ -89,21 +89,12 @@ MigrationState *unix_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
     addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
     snprintf(addr.sun_path, sizeof(addr.sun_path), "%s", path);

-    s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*s));
+    s = migrate_create_state(mon, bandwidth_limit, detach, blk, inc);

     s->get_error = unix_errno;
     s->write = unix_write;
     s->close = unix_close;
-    s->cancel = migrate_fd_cancel;
-    s->get_status = migrate_fd_get_status;
-    s->release = migrate_fd_release;

-    s->blk = blk;
-    s->shared = inc;
-
-    s->state = MIG_STATE_ACTIVE;
-    s->mon = NULL;
-    s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
     s->fd = qemu_socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (s->fd < 0) {
         DPRINTF("Unable to open socket");
@@ -126,10 +117,6 @@ MigrationState *unix_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
         goto err_after_open;
     }

-    if (!detach) {
-        migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(s, mon);
-    }
-
     if (ret >= 0)
         migrate_fd_connect(s);

diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index 9ad45d6..e773806 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void do_info_migrate(Monitor *mon, QObject **ret_data)

 /* shared migration helpers */

-void migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(MigrationState *s, Monitor *mon)
+static void migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(MigrationState *s, Monitor *mon)
 {
     s->mon = mon;
     if (monitor_suspend(mon) == 0) {
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@ void migrate_fd_put_ready(void *opaque)
     }
 }

-int migrate_fd_get_status(MigrationState *s)
+static int migrate_fd_get_status(MigrationState *s)
 {
     return s->state;
 }

-void migrate_fd_cancel(MigrationState *s)
+static void migrate_fd_cancel(MigrationState *s)
 {
     if (s->state != MIG_STATE_ACTIVE)
         return;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void migrate_fd_cancel(MigrationState *s)
     migrate_fd_cleanup(s);
 }

-void migrate_fd_release(MigrationState *s)
+static void migrate_fd_release(MigrationState *s)
 {

     DPRINTF("releasing state\n");
@@ -476,3 +476,24 @@ int get_migration_state(void)
         return MIG_STATE_ERROR;
     }
 }
+
+MigrationState *migrate_create_state(Monitor *mon, int64_t bandwidth_limit,
+                                     int detach, int blk, int inc)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*s));
+
+    s->cancel = migrate_fd_cancel;
+    s->get_status = migrate_fd_get_status;
+    s->release = migrate_fd_release;
+    s->blk = blk;
+    s->shared = inc;
+    s->mon = NULL;
+    s->bandwidth_limit = bandwidth_limit;
+    s->state = MIG_STATE_ACTIVE;
+
+    if (!detach) {
+        migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(s, mon);
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
diff --git a/migration.h b/migration.h
index 7b34d16..0178414 100644
--- a/migration.h
+++ b/migration.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ MigrationState *fd_start_outgoing_migration(Monitor *mon,
 					    int blk,
 					    int inc);

-void migrate_fd_monitor_suspend(MigrationState *s, Monitor *mon);
-
 void migrate_fd_error(MigrationState *s);

 int migrate_fd_cleanup(MigrationState *s);
@@ -112,16 +110,13 @@ void migrate_fd_connect(MigrationState *s);

 void migrate_fd_put_ready(void *opaque);

-int migrate_fd_get_status(MigrationState *mig_state);
-
-void migrate_fd_cancel(MigrationState *mig_state);
-
-void migrate_fd_release(MigrationState *mig_state);
-
 void migrate_fd_wait_for_unfreeze(void *opaque);

 int migrate_fd_close(void *opaque);

+MigrationState *migrate_create_state(Monitor *mon, int64_t bandwidth_limit,
+                                     int detach, int blk, int inc);
+
 void add_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify);
 void remove_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify);
 int get_migration_state(void);
