diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-accel-ops.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-accel-ops.c
index fbf4fe3497..457eafa380 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-accel-ops.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-accel-ops.c
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ static bool kvm_cpus_are_resettable(void)
     return !kvm_enabled() || kvm_cpu_check_are_resettable();
 }
 
+#ifdef KVM_CAP_SET_GUEST_DEBUG
+static int kvm_update_guest_debug_ops(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    return kvm_update_guest_debug(cpu, 0);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void kvm_accel_ops_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     AccelOpsClass *ops = ACCEL_OPS_CLASS(oc);
@@ -99,6 +106,7 @@ static void kvm_accel_ops_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     ops->synchronize_pre_loadvm = kvm_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm;
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_SET_GUEST_DEBUG
+    ops->update_guest_debug = kvm_update_guest_debug_ops;
     ops->supports_guest_debug = kvm_supports_guest_debug;
     ops->insert_breakpoint = kvm_insert_breakpoint;
     ops->remove_breakpoint = kvm_remove_breakpoint;
diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index e6abc6c76c..567b23af46 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 #include "hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #endif
+#include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
-#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "exec/replay-core.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
@@ -326,9 +326,14 @@ void cpu_single_step(CPUState *cpu, int enabled)
 {
     if (cpu->singlestep_enabled != enabled) {
         cpu->singlestep_enabled = enabled;
-        if (kvm_enabled()) {
-            kvm_update_guest_debug(cpu, 0);
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+        const AccelOpsClass *ops = cpus_get_accel();
+        if (ops->update_guest_debug) {
+            ops->update_guest_debug(cpu);
         }
+#endif
+
         trace_breakpoint_singlestep(cpu->cpu_index, enabled);
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h b/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h
index 30690c71bd..3c1fab4b1e 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/accel-ops.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct AccelOpsClass {
 
     /* gdbstub hooks */
     bool (*supports_guest_debug)(void);
+    int (*update_guest_debug)(CPUState *cpu);
     int (*insert_breakpoint)(CPUState *cpu, int type, vaddr addr, vaddr len);
     int (*remove_breakpoint)(CPUState *cpu, int type, vaddr addr, vaddr len);
     void (*remove_all_breakpoints)(CPUState *cpu);