diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 4f9ee97c2b..834841142a 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
+#include "sysemu/replay.h"
 
 #define NOT_DONE 0x7fffffff /* used while emulated sync operation in progress */
 
@@ -600,6 +601,15 @@ void bdrv_drain_all_begin(void)
         return;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * bdrv queue is managed by record/replay,
+     * waiting for finishing the I/O requests may
+     * be infinite
+     */
+    if (replay_events_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* AIO_WAIT_WHILE() with a NULL context can only be called from the main
      * loop AioContext, so make sure we're in the main context. */
     assert(qemu_get_current_aio_context() == qemu_get_aio_context());
@@ -629,6 +639,15 @@ void bdrv_drain_all_end(void)
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
     int drained_end_counter = 0;
 
+    /*
+     * bdrv queue is managed by record/replay,
+     * waiting for finishing the I/O requests may
+     * be endless
+     */
+    if (replay_events_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     while ((bs = bdrv_next_all_states(bs))) {
         AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
 
@@ -2124,6 +2143,15 @@ int bdrv_flush_all(void)
     BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
     int result = 0;
 
+    /*
+     * bdrv queue is managed by record/replay,
+     * creating new flush request for stopping
+     * the VM may break the determinism
+     */
+    if (replay_events_enabled()) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
     for (bs = bdrv_first(&it); bs; bs = bdrv_next(&it)) {
         AioContext *aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
         int ret;
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index d2c61ff155..367f0657c5 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,6 @@ static int do_vm_stop(RunState state, bool send_stop)
     }
 
     bdrv_drain_all();
-    replay_disable_events();
     ret = bdrv_flush_all();
 
     return ret;
@@ -2181,7 +2180,6 @@ int vm_prepare_start(void)
     /* We are sending this now, but the CPUs will be resumed shortly later */
     qapi_event_send_resume();
 
-    replay_enable_events();
     cpu_enable_ticks();
     runstate_set(RUN_STATE_RUNNING);
     vm_state_notify(1, RUN_STATE_RUNNING);