diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 8a0a6613b1..1d6e4d8608 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -2959,8 +2959,17 @@ static void tcg_log_global_after_sync(MemoryListener *listener)
      * by pushing the migration thread's memory read after the vCPU thread has
      * written the memory.
      */
-    cpuas = container_of(listener, CPUAddressSpace, tcg_as_listener);
-    run_on_cpu(cpuas->cpu, do_nothing, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_NONE) {
+        /*
+         * VGA can make calls to this function while updating the screen.
+         * In record/replay mode this causes a deadlock, because
+         * run_on_cpu waits for rr mutex. Therefore no races are possible
+         * in this case and no need for making run_on_cpu when
+         * record/replay is not enabled.
+         */
+        cpuas = container_of(listener, CPUAddressSpace, tcg_as_listener);
+        run_on_cpu(cpuas->cpu, do_nothing, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+    }
 }
 
 static void tcg_commit(MemoryListener *listener)