diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/misc_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/misc_helper.c
index 8316d42ffc..ed4cda8001 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/misc_helper.c
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ G_NORETURN void helper_pause(CPUX86State *env)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
 
+    /* Do gen_eob() tasks before going back to the main loop.  */
+    do_end_instruction(env);
+    helper_rechecking_single_step(env);
+
     /* Just let another CPU run.  */
     cs->exception_index = EXCP_INTERRUPT;
     cpu_loop_exit(cs);