diff --git a/hw/apic.c b/hw/apic.c
index 3e03e10..092c61e 100644
--- a/hw/apic.c
+++ b/hw/apic.c
@@ -507,13 +507,6 @@ void apic_init_reset(CPUState *env)
     s->wait_for_sipi = 1;
 
     env->halted = !(s->apicbase & MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BSP);
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-    if (kvm_enabled() && kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        env->mp_state
-            = env->halted ? KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED : KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
-        kvm_load_mpstate(env);
-    }
-#endif
 }
 
 static void apic_startup(APICState *s, int vector_num)
diff --git a/qemu-kvm-ia64.c b/qemu-kvm-ia64.c
index fc8110e..39bcbeb 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm-ia64.c
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ void kvm_arch_cpu_reset(CPUState *env)
 {
     if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel(kvm_context)) {
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-	kvm_reset_mpstate(env->kvm_cpu_state.vcpu_ctx);
+        struct kvm_mp_state mp_state = {.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED
+        };
+        kvm_set_mpstate(env, &mp_state);
 #endif
     } else {
 	env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD;
diff --git a/qemu-kvm-x86.c b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
index 63cd095..6b5895f 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm-x86.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
@@ -754,6 +754,48 @@ static int get_msr_entry(struct kvm_msr_entry *entry, CPUState *env)
         return 0;
 }
 
+static void kvm_arch_save_mpstate(CPUState *env)
+{
+#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
+    int r;
+    struct kvm_mp_state mp_state;
+
+    r = kvm_get_mpstate(env, &mp_state);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        env->mp_state = -1;
+    } else {
+        env->mp_state = mp_state.mp_state;
+        if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+            env->halted = (env->mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED);
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    env->mp_state = -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void kvm_arch_load_mpstate(CPUState *env)
+{
+#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
+    struct kvm_mp_state mp_state;
+
+    /*
+     * -1 indicates that the host did not support GET_MP_STATE ioctl,
+     *  so don't touch it.
+     */
+    if (env->mp_state != -1) {
+        if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+            env->mp_state = env->halted ? KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED :
+                                          KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
+            /* Avoid deadlock: no user space IRQ will ever clear it. */
+            env->halted = 0;
+        }
+        mp_state.mp_state = env->mp_state;
+        kvm_set_mpstate(env, &mp_state);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 static void set_v8086_seg(struct kvm_segment *lhs, const SegmentCache *rhs)
 {
     lhs->selector = rhs->selector;
@@ -926,6 +968,10 @@ void kvm_arch_load_regs(CPUState *env, int level)
     rc = kvm_set_msrs(env, msrs, n);
     if (rc == -1)
         perror("kvm_set_msrs FAILED");
+
+    if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
+        kvm_arch_load_mpstate(env);
+    }
 }
 
 void kvm_load_tsc(CPUState *env)
@@ -940,36 +986,6 @@ void kvm_load_tsc(CPUState *env)
         perror("kvm_set_tsc FAILED.\n");
 }
 
-void kvm_arch_save_mpstate(CPUState *env)
-{
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-    int r;
-    struct kvm_mp_state mp_state;
-
-    r = kvm_get_mpstate(env, &mp_state);
-    if (r < 0)
-        env->mp_state = -1;
-    else
-        env->mp_state = mp_state.mp_state;
-#else
-    env->mp_state = -1;
-#endif
-}
-
-void kvm_arch_load_mpstate(CPUState *env)
-{
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-    struct kvm_mp_state mp_state = { .mp_state = env->mp_state };
-
-    /*
-     * -1 indicates that the host did not support GET_MP_STATE ioctl,
-     *  so don't touch it.
-     */
-    if (env->mp_state != -1)
-        kvm_set_mpstate(env, &mp_state);
-#endif
-}
-
 void kvm_arch_save_regs(CPUState *env)
 {
     struct kvm_regs regs;
@@ -1366,15 +1382,9 @@ void kvm_arch_cpu_reset(CPUState *env)
 {
     kvm_arch_reset_vcpu(env);
     kvm_put_vcpu_events(env);
-    if (!cpu_is_bsp(env)) {
-	if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-	    kvm_reset_mpstate(env);
-#endif
-	} else {
-	    env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD;
-	    env->halted = 1;
-	}
+    if (!cpu_is_bsp(env) && !kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD;
+        env->halted = 1;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/qemu-kvm.c b/qemu-kvm.c
index 53030f1..efa6a29 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm.c
@@ -1579,36 +1579,6 @@ void kvm_update_interrupt_request(CPUState *env)
     }
 }
 
-static void kvm_do_load_mpstate(void *_env)
-{
-    CPUState *env = _env;
-
-    kvm_arch_load_mpstate(env);
-}
-
-void kvm_load_mpstate(CPUState *env)
-{
-    if (kvm_enabled() && qemu_system_ready && kvm_vcpu_inited(env))
-        on_vcpu(env, kvm_do_load_mpstate, env);
-}
-
-static void kvm_do_save_mpstate(void *_env)
-{
-    CPUState *env = _env;
-
-    kvm_arch_save_mpstate(env);
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_MP_STATE
-    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel())
-        env->halted = (env->mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED);
-#endif
-}
-
-void kvm_save_mpstate(CPUState *env)
-{
-    if (kvm_enabled())
-        on_vcpu(env, kvm_do_save_mpstate, env);
-}
-
 int kvm_cpu_exec(CPUState *env)
 {
     int r;
diff --git a/qemu-kvm.h b/qemu-kvm.h
index 6d785a0..aa7bcce 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm.h
+++ b/qemu-kvm.h
@@ -299,16 +299,6 @@ int kvm_get_mpstate(CPUState *env, struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state);
  *
  */
 int kvm_set_mpstate(CPUState *env, struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state);
-/*!
- *  * \brief Reset VCPU MP state
- *
- */
-static inline int kvm_reset_mpstate(CPUState *env)
-{
-    struct kvm_mp_state mp_state = {.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED
-    };
-    return kvm_set_mpstate(env, &mp_state);
-}
 #endif
 
 /*!
@@ -874,8 +864,6 @@ static inline void kvm_inject_x86_mce(CPUState *cenv, int bank,
 int kvm_main_loop(void);
 int kvm_init_ap(void);
 int kvm_vcpu_inited(CPUState *env);
-void kvm_load_mpstate(CPUState *env);
-void kvm_save_mpstate(CPUState *env);
 void kvm_apic_init(CPUState *env);
 /* called from vcpu initialization */
 void qemu_kvm_load_lapic(CPUState *env);
@@ -909,8 +897,6 @@ int kvm_arch_qemu_create_context(void);
 
 void kvm_arch_save_regs(CPUState *env);
 void kvm_arch_load_regs(CPUState *env, int level);
-void kvm_arch_load_mpstate(CPUState *env);
-void kvm_arch_save_mpstate(CPUState *env);
 int kvm_arch_has_work(CPUState *env);
 void kvm_arch_process_irqchip_events(CPUState *env);
 int kvm_arch_try_push_interrupts(void *opaque);
@@ -979,7 +965,6 @@ void kvm_load_tsc(CPUState *env);
 #ifdef TARGET_I386
 #define qemu_kvm_has_pit_state2() (0)
 #endif
-#define kvm_save_mpstate(env)   do {} while(0)
 #define qemu_kvm_cpu_stop(env) do {} while(0)
 static inline void kvm_load_tsc(CPUState *env)
 {
diff --git a/target-i386/machine.c b/target-i386/machine.c
index bebde82..61e6a87 100644
--- a/target-i386/machine.c
+++ b/target-i386/machine.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static void cpu_pre_save(void *opaque)
     int i;
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        kvm_save_mpstate(env);
         kvm_get_vcpu_events(env);
     }
 
@@ -362,12 +361,7 @@ static int cpu_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     tlb_flush(env, 1);
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        /* when in-kernel irqchip is used, env->halted causes deadlock
-           because no userspace IRQs will ever clear this flag */
-        env->halted = 0;
-
         kvm_load_tsc(env);
-        kvm_load_mpstate(env);
         kvm_put_vcpu_events(env);
     }
 
diff --git a/target-ia64/machine.c b/target-ia64/machine.c
index fdbeeef..8cf5bdd 100644
--- a/target-ia64/machine.c
+++ b/target-ia64/machine.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #include "exec-all.h"
 #include "qemu-kvm.h"
 
+void kvm_arch_save_mpstate(CPUState *env);
+void kvm_arch_load_mpstate(CPUState *env);
+
 void cpu_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
     CPUState *env = opaque;
