diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 41c367db0a10eb96980aa4e510ba47707706f430..6e6225f09b51a11d4e671464d89161f560fffbe9 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4415,7 +4415,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     os_setup_post();
 
-    resume_all_vcpus();
     main_loop();
     bdrv_close_all();
     pause_all_vcpus();