diff --git a/target/s390x/excp_helper.c b/target/s390x/excp_helper.c
index 11a85a665b..63058a6b7a 100644
--- a/target/s390x/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/excp_helper.c
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ void s390_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
     qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "%s: %d at pc=%" PRIx64 "\n",
                   __func__, cs->exception_index, env->psw.addr);
 
-    s390_cpu_set_state(CPU_STATE_OPERATING, cpu);
     /* handle machine checks */
     if (cs->exception_index == -1 && s390_cpu_has_mcck_int(cpu)) {
         cs->exception_index = EXCP_MCHK;