diff --git a/replay/replay-events.c b/replay/replay-events.c
index 9ce9e51..4ee2f5d 100644
--- a/replay/replay-events.c
+++ b/replay/replay-events.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static Event *replay_read_event(int checkpoint)
 /* Called with replay mutex locked */
 void replay_read_events(int checkpoint)
 {
-    while (replay_data_kind == EVENT_ASYNC) {
+    while (replay_state.data_kind == EVENT_ASYNC) {
         Event *event = replay_read_event(checkpoint);
         if (!event) {
             break;
diff --git a/replay/replay-internal.c b/replay/replay-internal.c
index 5835e8d..f4e9caa 100644
--- a/replay/replay-internal.c
+++ b/replay/replay-internal.c
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
-unsigned int replay_data_kind = -1;
-static unsigned int replay_has_unread_data;
-
 /* Mutex to protect reading and writing events to the log.
-   replay_data_kind and replay_has_unread_data are also protected
+   data_kind and has_unread_data are also protected
    by this mutex.
    It also protects replay events queue which stores events to be
    written or read to the log. */
@@ -150,15 +147,15 @@ void replay_check_error(void)
 void replay_fetch_data_kind(void)
 {
     if (replay_file) {
-        if (!replay_has_unread_data) {
-            replay_data_kind = replay_get_byte();
-            if (replay_data_kind == EVENT_INSTRUCTION) {
+        if (!replay_state.has_unread_data) {
+            replay_state.data_kind = replay_get_byte();
+            if (replay_state.data_kind == EVENT_INSTRUCTION) {
                 replay_state.instructions_count = replay_get_dword();
             }
             replay_check_error();
-            replay_has_unread_data = 1;
-            if (replay_data_kind >= EVENT_COUNT) {
-                error_report("Replay: unknown event kind %d", replay_data_kind);
+            replay_state.has_unread_data = 1;
+            if (replay_state.data_kind >= EVENT_COUNT) {
+                error_report("Replay: unknown event kind %d", replay_state.data_kind);
                 exit(1);
             }
         }
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ void replay_fetch_data_kind(void)
 
 void replay_finish_event(void)
 {
-    replay_has_unread_data = 0;
+    replay_state.has_unread_data = 0;
     replay_fetch_data_kind();
 }
 
diff --git a/replay/replay-internal.h b/replay/replay-internal.h
index 6f2f6e2..b586f88 100644
--- a/replay/replay-internal.h
+++ b/replay/replay-internal.h
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ typedef struct ReplayState {
     uint64_t current_step;
     /*! Number of instructions to be executed before other events happen. */
     int instructions_count;
+    /*! Type of the currently executed event. */
+    unsigned int data_kind;
+    /*! Flag which indicates that event is not processed yet. */
+    unsigned int has_unread_data;
 } ReplayState;
 extern ReplayState replay_state;
 
-extern unsigned int replay_data_kind;
-
 /* File for replay writing */
 extern FILE *replay_file;
 
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ void replay_check_error(void);
     the next event from the log. */
 void replay_finish_event(void);
 /*! Reads data type from the file and stores it in the
-    replay_data_kind variable. */
+    data_kind variable. */
 void replay_fetch_data_kind(void);
 
 /*! Saves queued events (like instructions and sound). */
diff --git a/replay/replay-time.c b/replay/replay-time.c
index fffe072..f70382a 100644
--- a/replay/replay-time.c
+++ b/replay/replay-time.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int64_t replay_save_clock(ReplayClockKind kind, int64_t clock)
 
 void replay_read_next_clock(ReplayClockKind kind)
 {
-    unsigned int read_kind = replay_data_kind - EVENT_CLOCK;
+    unsigned int read_kind = replay_state.data_kind - EVENT_CLOCK;
 
     assert(read_kind == kind);
 
diff --git a/replay/replay.c b/replay/replay.c
index ef1e5e9..c357be5 100644
--- a/replay/replay.c
+++ b/replay/replay.c
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ bool replay_next_event_is(int event)
 
     /* nothing to skip - not all instructions used */
     if (replay_state.instructions_count != 0) {
-        assert(replay_data_kind == EVENT_INSTRUCTION);
+        assert(replay_state.data_kind == EVENT_INSTRUCTION);
         return event == EVENT_INSTRUCTION;
     }
 
     while (true) {
-        if (event == replay_data_kind) {
+        if (event == replay_state.data_kind) {
             res = true;
         }
-        switch (replay_data_kind) {
+        switch (replay_state.data_kind) {
         case EVENT_SHUTDOWN:
             replay_finish_event();
             qemu_system_shutdown_request();
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void replay_account_executed_instructions(void)
             replay_state.instructions_count -= count;
             replay_state.current_step += count;
             if (replay_state.instructions_count == 0) {
-                assert(replay_data_kind == EVENT_INSTRUCTION);
+                assert(replay_state.data_kind == EVENT_INSTRUCTION);
                 replay_finish_event();
                 /* Wake up iothread. This is required because
                    timers will not expire until clock counters
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ bool replay_checkpoint(ReplayCheckpoint checkpoint)
     if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
         if (replay_next_event_is(EVENT_CHECKPOINT + checkpoint)) {
             replay_finish_event();
-        } else if (replay_data_kind != EVENT_ASYNC) {
+        } else if (replay_state.data_kind != EVENT_ASYNC) {
             res = false;
             goto out;
         }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bool replay_checkpoint(ReplayCheckpoint checkpoint)
         /* replay_read_events may leave some unread events.
            Return false if not all of the events associated with
            checkpoint were processed */
-        res = replay_data_kind != EVENT_ASYNC;
+        res = replay_state.data_kind != EVENT_ASYNC;
     } else if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_RECORD) {
         replay_put_event(EVENT_CHECKPOINT + checkpoint);
         replay_save_events(checkpoint);
@@ -238,9 +238,10 @@ static void replay_enable(const char *fname, int mode)
     replay_filename = g_strdup(fname);
 
     replay_mode = mode;
-    replay_data_kind = -1;
+    replay_state.data_kind = -1;
     replay_state.instructions_count = 0;
     replay_state.current_step = 0;
+    replay_state.has_unread_data = 0;
 
     /* skip file header for RECORD and check it for PLAY */
     if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_RECORD) {
