diff --git a/cpu-defs.h b/cpu-defs.h
index be8968444491b92d278e11f5375cde11493449a5..4018b88a1ad5af67260a69fc2e7ea1583f2ca249 100644
--- a/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/cpu-defs.h
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ typedef struct CPUWatchpoint {
     uint32_t stop;   /* Stop request */                                 \
     uint32_t stopped; /* Artificially stopped */                        \
     struct QemuCond *halt_cond;                                         \
-    int thread_kicked;                                                  \
     struct qemu_work_item *queued_work_first, *queued_work_last;        \
     const char *cpu_model_str;                                          \
     struct KVMState *kvm_state;                                         \
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 565abb4d5b515dc65c873dd9f482f76729d2f99b..b61f60eb9561700923dac11c812c6a6f0f0a26b8 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -686,13 +686,15 @@ static void flush_queued_work(CPUArchState *env)
 
 static void qemu_wait_io_event_common(CPUArchState *env)
 {
+    CPUState *cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);
+
     if (env->stop) {
         env->stop = 0;
         env->stopped = 1;
         qemu_cond_signal(&qemu_pause_cond);
     }
     flush_queued_work(env);
-    env->thread_kicked = false;
+    cpu->thread_kicked = false;
 }
 
 static void qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(void)
@@ -866,11 +868,12 @@ static void qemu_cpu_kick_thread(CPUArchState *env)
 void qemu_cpu_kick(void *_env)
 {
     CPUArchState *env = _env;
+    CPUState *cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);
 
     qemu_cond_broadcast(env->halt_cond);
-    if (!tcg_enabled() && !env->thread_kicked) {
+    if (!tcg_enabled() && !cpu->thread_kicked) {
         qemu_cpu_kick_thread(env);
-        env->thread_kicked = true;
+        cpu->thread_kicked = true;
     }
 }
 
@@ -878,10 +881,11 @@ void qemu_cpu_kick_self(void)
 {
 #ifndef _WIN32
     assert(cpu_single_env);
+    CPUState *cpu_single_cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(cpu_single_env);
 
-    if (!cpu_single_env->thread_kicked) {
+    if (!cpu_single_cpu->thread_kicked) {
         qemu_cpu_kick_thread(cpu_single_env);
-        cpu_single_env->thread_kicked = true;
+        cpu_single_cpu->thread_kicked = true;
     }
 #else
     abort();
diff --git a/include/qemu/cpu.h b/include/qemu/cpu.h
index d20644bc795adf8f2ecc2998cb1f4465b9b95ec7..ad706a6dbd7303b8c13484c4e529a72acf069176 100644
--- a/include/qemu/cpu.h
+++ b/include/qemu/cpu.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct CPUState {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     HANDLE hThread;
 #endif
+    bool thread_kicked;
 
     /* TODO Move common fields from CPUArchState here. */
 };