diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5e007a764c..f4c24d30dc 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1450,6 +1450,7 @@ static void main_loop(void)
         }
         if (qemu_reset_requested()) {
             pause_all_vcpus();
+            cpu_synchronize_all_states();
             qemu_system_reset();
             resume_all_vcpus();
         }