diff --git a/linux-user/nios2/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/nios2/cpu_loop.c
index da77ede76b..7fe08c8750 100644
--- a/linux-user/nios2/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/nios2/cpu_loop.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUNios2State *env)
         cpu_exec_start(cs);
         trapnr = cpu_exec(cs);
         cpu_exec_end(cs);
+        process_queued_cpu_work(cs);
 
         switch (trapnr) {
         case EXCP_INTERRUPT: