diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.h b/migration/qemu-file.h
index 3e47a20621..f5b9f430e0 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.h
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ QEMUFile *qemu_file_new_input(QIOChannel *ioc);
 QEMUFile *qemu_file_new_output(QIOChannel *ioc);
 int qemu_fclose(QEMUFile *f);
 
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QEMUFile, qemu_fclose)
+
 /*
  * qemu_file_transferred:
  *