diff --git a/softmmu/runstate.c b/softmmu/runstate.c
index ce8977c6a2..15640572c0 100644
--- a/softmmu/runstate.c
+++ b/softmmu/runstate.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static const RunStateTransition runstate_transitions_def[] = {
     { RUN_STATE_RESTORE_VM, RUN_STATE_PRELAUNCH },
 
     { RUN_STATE_COLO, RUN_STATE_RUNNING },
+    { RUN_STATE_COLO, RUN_STATE_SHUTDOWN},
 
     { RUN_STATE_RUNNING, RUN_STATE_DEBUG },
     { RUN_STATE_RUNNING, RUN_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR },