diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index b24d8766f46f1069ce79dac2ea991669ddbd64a3..d843338f39d1795e19f46abb497022c1fc3d2dba 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -578,14 +578,13 @@ int kvm_cpu_exec(CPUState *env)
     dprintf("kvm_cpu_exec()\n");
 
     do {
-        kvm_arch_pre_run(env, run);
-
         if (env->exit_request) {
             dprintf("interrupt exit requested\n");
             ret = 0;
             break;
         }
 
+        kvm_arch_pre_run(env, run);
         ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(env, KVM_RUN, 0);
         kvm_arch_post_run(env, run);