diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 67e520d18e..7f4074f95e 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -1019,14 +1019,13 @@ void tb_invalidate_phys_addr(AddressSpace *as, hwaddr addr, MemTxAttrs attrs)
 
 static void breakpoint_invalidate(CPUState *cpu, target_ulong pc)
 {
-    MemTxAttrs attrs;
-    hwaddr phys = cpu_get_phys_page_attrs_debug(cpu, pc, &attrs);
-    int asidx = cpu_asidx_from_attrs(cpu, attrs);
-    if (phys != -1) {
-        /* Locks grabbed by tb_invalidate_phys_addr */
-        tb_invalidate_phys_addr(cpu->cpu_ases[asidx].as,
-                                phys | (pc & ~TARGET_PAGE_MASK), attrs);
-    }
+    /*
+     * There may not be a virtual to physical translation for the pc
+     * right now, but there may exist cached TB for this pc.
+     * Flush the whole TB cache to force re-translation of such TBs.
+     * This is heavyweight, but we're debugging anyway.
+     */
+    tb_flush(cpu);
 }
 #endif