diff --git a/criu/cr-dump.c b/criu/cr-dump.c
index 4bd6e0b1c..9269d8140 100644
--- a/criu/cr-dump.c
+++ b/criu/cr-dump.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ static int pre_dump_one_task(struct pstree_item *item)
 	struct parasite_ctl *parasite_ctl;
 	int ret = -1;
 	struct parasite_dump_misc misc;
+	struct mem_dump_ctl mdc;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vmas.h);
 	vmas.nr = 0;
@@ -1158,7 +1159,9 @@ static int pre_dump_one_task(struct pstree_item *item)
 
 	parasite_ctl->pid.virt = item->pid.virt = misc.pid;
 
-	ret = parasite_dump_pages_seized(parasite_ctl, &vmas, true);
+	mdc.delayed_dump = true;
+
+	ret = parasite_dump_pages_seized(parasite_ctl, &vmas, &mdc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cure;
 
@@ -1185,6 +1188,7 @@ static int dump_one_task(struct pstree_item *item)
 	struct cr_imgset *cr_imgset = NULL;
 	struct parasite_drain_fd *dfds = NULL;
 	struct proc_posix_timers_stat proc_args;
+	struct mem_dump_ctl mdc;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vmas.h);
 	vmas.nr = 0;
@@ -1314,7 +1318,9 @@ static int dump_one_task(struct pstree_item *item)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = parasite_dump_pages_seized(parasite_ctl, &vmas, false);
+	mdc.delayed_dump = false;
+
+	ret = parasite_dump_pages_seized(parasite_ctl, &vmas, &mdc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cure;
 
diff --git a/criu/include/mem.h b/criu/include/mem.h
index 96d5cccf7..edf4ec1b6 100644
--- a/criu/include/mem.h
+++ b/criu/include/mem.h
@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ struct vm_area_list;
 struct page_pipe;
 struct pstree_item;
 
+struct mem_dump_ctl {
+	bool	delayed_dump;
+};
+
 extern bool page_in_parent(bool dirty);
 extern int prepare_mm_pid(struct pstree_item *i);
 extern int do_task_reset_dirty_track(int pid);
 extern unsigned int dump_pages_args_size(struct vm_area_list *vmas);
 extern int parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 				      struct vm_area_list *vma_area_list,
-				      bool delayed_dump);
+				      struct mem_dump_ctl *mdc);
 
 #define PME_PRESENT		(1ULL << 63)
 #define PME_SWAP		(1ULL << 62)
diff --git a/criu/mem.c b/criu/mem.c
index ecaaa5b4b..29d122848 100644
--- a/criu/mem.c
+++ b/criu/mem.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int dump_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 		struct parasite_dump_pages_args *args,
 		struct vm_area_list *vma_area_list,
-		bool delayed_dump)
+		struct mem_dump_ctl *mdc)
 {
 	pmc_t pmc = PMC_INIT;
 	struct page_pipe *pp;
@@ -290,14 +290,14 @@ static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 		return -1;
 
 	ret = -1;
-	if (!delayed_dump)
+	if (!mdc->delayed_dump)
 		cpp_flags |= PP_CHUNK_MODE;
 	ctl->mem_pp = pp = create_page_pipe(vma_area_list->priv_size,
 					    pargs_iovs(args), cpp_flags);
 	if (!pp)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!delayed_dump) {
+	if (!mdc->delayed_dump) {
 		ret = open_page_xfer(&xfer, CR_FD_PAGEMAP, ctl->pid.virt);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_pp;
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 				!vma_area_is(vma_area, VMA_ANON_SHARED))
 			continue;
 		if (vma_entry_is(vma_area->e, VMA_AREA_AIORING)) {
-			if (delayed_dump)
+			if (mdc->delayed_dump)
 				continue;
 			has_parent = false;
 		}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ again:
 			ret = generate_iovs(vma_area, pp, map, &off,
 				has_parent);
 			if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
-				BUG_ON(delayed_dump);
+				BUG_ON(mdc->delayed_dump);
 
 				ret = dump_pages(pp, ctl, args, &xfer);
 				if (!ret) {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ again:
 			goto out_xfer;
 	}
 
-	ret = dump_pages(pp, ctl, args, delayed_dump ? NULL : &xfer);
+	ret = dump_pages(pp, ctl, args, mdc->delayed_dump ? NULL : &xfer);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_xfer;
 
@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ again:
 
 	ret = task_reset_dirty_track(ctl->pid.real);
 out_xfer:
-	if (!delayed_dump)
+	if (!mdc->delayed_dump)
 		xfer.close(&xfer);
 out_pp:
-	if (ret || !delayed_dump)
+	if (ret || !mdc->delayed_dump)
 		destroy_page_pipe(pp);
 out:
 	pmc_fini(&pmc);
@@ -375,12 +375,13 @@ out:
 }
 
 int parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
-		struct vm_area_list *vma_area_list, bool delayed_dump)
+		struct vm_area_list *vma_area_list,
+		struct mem_dump_ctl *mdc)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct parasite_dump_pages_args *pargs;
 
-	pargs = prep_dump_pages_args(ctl, vma_area_list, delayed_dump);
+	pargs = prep_dump_pages_args(ctl, vma_area_list, mdc->delayed_dump);
 
 	/*
 	 * Add PROT_READ protection for all VMAs we're about to
@@ -402,9 +403,7 @@ int parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ret = __parasite_dump_pages_seized(ctl, pargs, vma_area_list,
-					   delayed_dump);
-
+	ret = __parasite_dump_pages_seized(ctl, pargs, vma_area_list, mdc);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Can't dump page with parasite\n");
 		/* Parasite will unprotect VMAs after fail in fini() */