diff --git a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
index 9759aa29..5cd7d288 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ sub prepare {
     my $version = PVE::QemuServer::Helpers::get_node_pvecfg_version($self->{node});
     my $cloudinit_config = $conf->{cloudinit};
 
-    if (defined($cloudinit_config) && keys %$cloudinit_config &&
-	!PVE::QemuServer::Helpers::pvecfg_min_version($version, 7, 2, 5)) {
-	die "target node is too old and doesn't support new cloudinit section\n";
+    if (
+	PVE::QemuConfig->has_cloudinit($conf) && defined($cloudinit_config)
+	&& scalar(keys %$cloudinit_config) > 0
+	&& !PVE::QemuServer::Helpers::pvecfg_min_version($version, 7, 2, 13)
+    ) {
+	die "target node is too old (manager <= 7.2-13) and doesn't support new cloudinit section\n";
     }
 
     my $repl_conf = PVE::ReplicationConfig->new();