diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 0d866adce6..a05671d548 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4462,8 +4462,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     audio_init();
 
-    cpu_synchronize_all_post_init();
-
     if (hax_enabled()) {
         hax_sync_vcpus();
     }
@@ -4489,6 +4487,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    cpu_synchronize_all_post_init();
+
     numa_post_machine_init();
 
     rom_reset_order_override();