diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.h b/target/loongarch/cpu.h
index eae874c67b..254e4fbdcd 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.h
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.h
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ struct ArchCPU {
     const char *dtb_compatible;
     /* used by KVM_REG_LOONGARCH_COUNTER ioctl to access guest time counters */
     uint64_t kvm_state_counter;
+    VMChangeStateEntry *vmsentry;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c b/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
index 7f63e7c8fe..f0e3cfef03 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -1080,8 +1080,10 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
     uint64_t val;
     int ret;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    LoongArchCPU *cpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(cs);
 
-    qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(kvm_loongarch_vm_stage_change, cs);
+    cpu->vmsentry = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(
+                    kvm_loongarch_vm_stage_change, cs);
 
     if (!kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_REG_LOONGARCH_DEBUG_INST, &val)) {
         brk_insn = val;
@@ -1197,6 +1199,9 @@ void kvm_loongarch_cpu_post_init(LoongArchCPU *cpu)
 
 int kvm_arch_destroy_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
 {
+    LoongArchCPU *cpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(cs);
+
+    qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(cpu->vmsentry);
     return 0;
 }