diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 21538e67da..1328baac70 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ void pause_all_vcpus(void)
 {
     CPUState *penv = first_cpu;
 
+    qemu_clock_enable(vm_clock, false);
     while (penv) {
         penv->stop = 1;
         qemu_cpu_kick(penv);
diff --git a/qemu-timer.c b/qemu-timer.c
index 8129af6ede..d8507e3e0f 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/qemu-timer.c
@@ -504,10 +504,7 @@ void qemu_run_all_timers(void)
     }
 
     /* vm time timers */
-    if (runstate_is_running()) {
-        qemu_run_timers(vm_clock);
-    }
-
+    qemu_run_timers(vm_clock);
     qemu_run_timers(rt_clock);
     qemu_run_timers(host_clock);
 }