diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index ab8262f672..98ad151375 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -1977,6 +1977,7 @@ int kvm_cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
     }
 
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+    cpu_exec_start(cpu);
 
     do {
         MemTxAttrs attrs;
@@ -2106,6 +2107,7 @@ int kvm_cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
         }
     } while (ret == 0);
 
+    cpu_exec_end(cpu);
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
 
     if (ret < 0) {