diff --git a/system/runstate.c b/system/runstate.c
index cbdac6597af0d621e18db143899e6c80a030ab93..1e758909b65f30f588dd7e7525036bc4e7aecf4f 100644
--- a/system/runstate.c
+++ b/system/runstate.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void qemu_system_reset(ShutdownCause reason)
     if (cpus_are_resettable()) {
         cpu_synchronize_all_post_reset();
     } else {
-        assert(runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH));
+        assert(runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH) || runstate_check(RUN_STATE_INMIGRATE));
     }
 
     vm_set_suspended(false);