diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/hyperv.c b/target/i386/kvm/hyperv.c
index b94f12acc2..70b89cacf9 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int kvm_hv_handle_exit(X86CPU *cpu, struct kvm_hyperv_exit *exit)
          * necessary because memory hierarchy is being changed
          */
         async_safe_run_on_cpu(CPU(cpu), async_synic_update, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+        cpu_exit(CPU(cpu));
 
         return EXCP_INTERRUPT;
     case KVM_EXIT_HYPERV_HCALL: {