diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
index 655824ff81..471e464171 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
@@ -145,6 +145,33 @@ static bool virtio_mem_is_busy(void)
     return migration_in_incoming_postcopy() || !migration_is_idle();
 }
 
+typedef int (*virtio_mem_range_cb)(const VirtIOMEM *vmem, void *arg,
+                                   uint64_t offset, uint64_t size);
+
+static int virtio_mem_for_each_unplugged_range(const VirtIOMEM *vmem, void *arg,
+                                               virtio_mem_range_cb cb)
+{
+    unsigned long first_zero_bit, last_zero_bit;
+    uint64_t offset, size;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    first_zero_bit = find_first_zero_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size);
+    while (first_zero_bit < vmem->bitmap_size) {
+        offset = first_zero_bit * vmem->block_size;
+        last_zero_bit = find_next_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size,
+                                      first_zero_bit + 1) - 1;
+        size = (last_zero_bit - first_zero_bit + 1) * vmem->block_size;
+
+        ret = cb(vmem, arg, offset, size);
+        if (ret) {
+            break;
+        }
+        first_zero_bit = find_next_zero_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size,
+                                            last_zero_bit + 2);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static bool virtio_mem_test_bitmap(VirtIOMEM *vmem, uint64_t start_gpa,
                                    uint64_t size, bool plugged)
 {
@@ -594,33 +621,27 @@ static void virtio_mem_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
     ram_block_discard_require(false);
 }
 
-static int virtio_mem_restore_unplugged(VirtIOMEM *vmem)
+static int virtio_mem_discard_range_cb(const VirtIOMEM *vmem, void *arg,
+                                       uint64_t offset, uint64_t size)
 {
     RAMBlock *rb = vmem->memdev->mr.ram_block;
-    unsigned long first_zero_bit, last_zero_bit;
-    uint64_t offset, length;
     int ret;
 
-    /* Find consecutive unplugged blocks and discard the consecutive range. */
-    first_zero_bit = find_first_zero_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size);
-    while (first_zero_bit < vmem->bitmap_size) {
-        offset = first_zero_bit * vmem->block_size;
-        last_zero_bit = find_next_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size,
-                                      first_zero_bit + 1) - 1;
-        length = (last_zero_bit - first_zero_bit + 1) * vmem->block_size;
-
-        ret = ram_block_discard_range(rb, offset, length);
-        if (ret) {
-            error_report("Unexpected error discarding RAM: %s",
-                         strerror(-ret));
-            return -EINVAL;
-        }
-        first_zero_bit = find_next_zero_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size,
-                                            last_zero_bit + 2);
+    ret = ram_block_discard_range(rb, offset, size);
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("Unexpected error discarding RAM: %s", strerror(-ret));
+        return -EINVAL;
     }
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int virtio_mem_restore_unplugged(VirtIOMEM *vmem)
+{
+    /* Make sure all memory is really discarded after migration. */
+    return virtio_mem_for_each_unplugged_range(vmem, NULL,
+                                               virtio_mem_discard_range_cb);
+}
+
 static int virtio_mem_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     if (migration_in_incoming_postcopy()) {
@@ -872,28 +893,19 @@ static void virtio_mem_set_block_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     vmem->block_size = value;
 }
 
-static void virtio_mem_precopy_exclude_unplugged(VirtIOMEM *vmem)
+static int virtio_mem_precopy_exclude_range_cb(const VirtIOMEM *vmem, void *arg,
+                                               uint64_t offset, uint64_t size)
 {
     void * const host = qemu_ram_get_host_addr(vmem->memdev->mr.ram_block);
-    unsigned long first_zero_bit, last_zero_bit;
-    uint64_t offset, length;
 
-    /*
-     * Find consecutive unplugged blocks and exclude them from migration.
-     *
-     * Note: Blocks cannot get (un)plugged during precopy, no locking needed.
-     */
-    first_zero_bit = find_first_zero_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size);
-    while (first_zero_bit < vmem->bitmap_size) {
-        offset = first_zero_bit * vmem->block_size;
-        last_zero_bit = find_next_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size,
-                                      first_zero_bit + 1) - 1;
-        length = (last_zero_bit - first_zero_bit + 1) * vmem->block_size;
+    qemu_guest_free_page_hint(host + offset, size);
+    return 0;
+}
 
-        qemu_guest_free_page_hint(host + offset, length);
-        first_zero_bit = find_next_zero_bit(vmem->bitmap, vmem->bitmap_size,
-                                            last_zero_bit + 2);
-    }
+static void virtio_mem_precopy_exclude_unplugged(VirtIOMEM *vmem)
+{
+    virtio_mem_for_each_unplugged_range(vmem, NULL,
+                                        virtio_mem_precopy_exclude_range_cb);
 }
 
 static int virtio_mem_precopy_notify(NotifierWithReturn *n, void *data)
