diff --git a/criu/cr-dump.c b/criu/cr-dump.c
index cf0ac8093..8fdf85259 100644
--- a/criu/cr-dump.c
+++ b/criu/cr-dump.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ static int cr_pre_dump_finish(int ret)
 			goto err;
 
 		mem_pp = dmpi(item)->mem_pp;
-		ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(&xfer, mem_pp, true);
+		ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(&xfer, mem_pp);
 
 		xfer.close(&xfer);
 
diff --git a/criu/include/page-xfer.h b/criu/include/page-xfer.h
index 00b18d3b4..3769be482 100644
--- a/criu/include/page-xfer.h
+++ b/criu/include/page-xfer.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct page_xfer {
 	 * relative to some address. Used, e.g. by shmem.
 	 */
 	unsigned long offset;
+	bool transfer_lazy;
 
 	/* private data for every page-xfer engine */
 	union {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ struct page_xfer {
 
 extern int open_page_xfer(struct page_xfer *xfer, int fd_type, long id);
 struct page_pipe;
-extern int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *, struct page_pipe *, bool dump_lazy);
+extern int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *, struct page_pipe *);
 extern int connect_to_page_server_to_send(void);
 extern int connect_to_page_server_to_recv(int epfd);
 extern int disconnect_from_page_server(void);
diff --git a/criu/mem.c b/criu/mem.c
index 599c3036e..f3b2c224d 100644
--- a/criu/mem.c
+++ b/criu/mem.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int drain_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xfer_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer, bool lazy)
+static int xfer_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int xfer_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer, bool lazy)
 	 *           pre-dump action (see pre_dump_one_task)
 	 */
 	timing_start(TIME_MEMWRITE);
-	ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(xfer, pp, !lazy);
+	ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(xfer, pp);
 	timing_stop(TIME_MEMWRITE);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct pstree_item *item,
 		ret = open_page_xfer(&xfer, CR_FD_PAGEMAP, vpid(item));
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_pp;
+
+		xfer.transfer_lazy = !mdc->lazy;
 	} else {
 		ret = check_parent_page_xfer(CR_FD_PAGEMAP, vpid(item));
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@ again:
 
 				ret = drain_pages(pp, ctl, args);
 				if (!ret)
-					ret = xfer_pages(pp, &xfer, mdc->lazy /* false actually */);
+					ret = xfer_pages(pp, &xfer);
 				if (!ret) {
 					page_pipe_reinit(pp);
 					goto again;
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ again:
 		       sizeof(struct iovec) * pp->nr_iovs);
 	ret = drain_pages(pp, ctl, args);
 	if (!ret && !mdc->pre_dump)
-		ret = xfer_pages(pp, &xfer, mdc->lazy);
+		ret = xfer_pages(pp, &xfer);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_xfer;
 
diff --git a/criu/page-xfer.c b/criu/page-xfer.c
index 737e05fa3..8237e7749 100644
--- a/criu/page-xfer.c
+++ b/criu/page-xfer.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ out:
 int open_page_xfer(struct page_xfer *xfer, int fd_type, long id)
 {
 	xfer->offset = 0;
+	xfer->transfer_lazy = true;
 
 	if (opts.use_page_server)
 		return open_page_server_xfer(xfer, fd_type, id);
@@ -433,8 +434,7 @@ static int dump_holes(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp,
-		bool dump_lazy)
+int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp)
 {
 	struct page_pipe_buf *ppb;
 	unsigned int cur_hole = 0;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp,
 					(unsigned int)(iov.iov_len / PAGE_SIZE));
 
 			if (ppb->flags & PPB_LAZY) {
-				if (!dump_lazy) {
+				if (!xfer->transfer_lazy) {
 					if (xfer->write_pagemap(xfer, &iov, PE_LAZY))
 						return -1;
 					continue;
diff --git a/criu/shmem.c b/criu/shmem.c
index 7ab396359..5314cb504 100644
--- a/criu/shmem.c
+++ b/criu/shmem.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int dump_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-	return page_xfer_dump_pages(xfer, pp, true);
+	return page_xfer_dump_pages(xfer, pp);
 }
 
 static int next_data_segment(int fd, unsigned long pfn,