diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu.h b/target-sh4/cpu.h
index 00ee062680..4f25b6cafa 100644
--- a/target-sh4/cpu.h
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ typedef struct CPUSH4State {
     jmp_buf jmp_env;
     int user_mode_only;
     int interrupt_request;
+    int halted;
     int exception_index;
      CPU_COMMON tlb_t utlb[UTLB_SIZE];	/* unified translation table */
     tlb_t itlb[ITLB_SIZE];	/* instruction translation table */
diff --git a/target-sh4/exec.h b/target-sh4/exec.h
index 3563300307..84f29319e2 100644
--- a/target-sh4/exec.h
+++ b/target-sh4/exec.h
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ register uint32_t T1 asm(AREG2);
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec-all.h"
 
+static inline int cpu_halted(CPUState *env) {
+    if (!env->halted)
+        return 0;
+    if (env->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) {
+        env->halted = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return EXCP_HALTED;
+}
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "softmmu_exec.h"
 #endif