diff --git a/hw/openrisc/cputimer.c b/hw/openrisc/cputimer.c
index febc469170..4c5415ff75 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/cputimer.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/cputimer.c
@@ -25,39 +25,56 @@
 
 #define TIMER_PERIOD 50 /* 50 ns period for 20 MHz timer */
 
-/* The time when TTCR changes */
-static uint64_t last_clk;
-static int is_counting;
+/* Tick Timer global state to allow all cores to be in sync */
+typedef struct OR1KTimerState {
+    uint32_t ttcr;
+    uint64_t last_clk;
+} OR1KTimerState;
 
+static OR1KTimerState *or1k_timer;
+
+void cpu_openrisc_count_set(OpenRISCCPU *cpu, uint32_t val)
+{
+    or1k_timer->ttcr = val;
+}
+
+uint32_t cpu_openrisc_count_get(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
+{
+    return or1k_timer->ttcr;
+}
+
+/* Add elapsed ticks to ttcr */
 void cpu_openrisc_count_update(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
 {
     uint64_t now;
 
-    if (!is_counting) {
+    if (!cpu->env.is_counting) {
         return;
     }
     now = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
-    cpu->env.ttcr += (uint32_t)((now - last_clk) / TIMER_PERIOD);
-    last_clk = now;
+    or1k_timer->ttcr += (uint32_t)((now - or1k_timer->last_clk)
+                                    / TIMER_PERIOD);
+    or1k_timer->last_clk = now;
 }
 
+/* Update the next timeout time as difference between ttmr and ttcr */
 void cpu_openrisc_timer_update(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
 {
     uint32_t wait;
     uint64_t now, next;
 
-    if (!is_counting) {
+    if (!cpu->env.is_counting) {
         return;
     }
 
     cpu_openrisc_count_update(cpu);
-    now = last_clk;
+    now = or1k_timer->last_clk;
 
-    if ((cpu->env.ttmr & TTMR_TP) <= (cpu->env.ttcr & TTMR_TP)) {
-        wait = TTMR_TP - (cpu->env.ttcr & TTMR_TP) + 1;
+    if ((cpu->env.ttmr & TTMR_TP) <= (or1k_timer->ttcr & TTMR_TP)) {
+        wait = TTMR_TP - (or1k_timer->ttcr & TTMR_TP) + 1;
         wait += cpu->env.ttmr & TTMR_TP;
     } else {
-        wait = (cpu->env.ttmr & TTMR_TP) - (cpu->env.ttcr & TTMR_TP);
+        wait = (cpu->env.ttmr & TTMR_TP) - (or1k_timer->ttcr & TTMR_TP);
     }
     next = now + (uint64_t)wait * TIMER_PERIOD;
     timer_mod(cpu->env.timer, next);
@@ -66,7 +83,7 @@ void cpu_openrisc_timer_update(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
 
 void cpu_openrisc_count_start(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
 {
-    is_counting = 1;
+    cpu->env.is_counting = 1;
     cpu_openrisc_count_update(cpu);
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +91,7 @@ void cpu_openrisc_count_stop(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
 {
     timer_del(cpu->env.timer);
     cpu_openrisc_count_update(cpu);
-    is_counting = 0;
+    cpu->env.is_counting = 0;
 }
 
 static void openrisc_timer_cb(void *opaque)
@@ -93,7 +110,7 @@ static void openrisc_timer_cb(void *opaque)
     case TIMER_NONE:
         break;
     case TIMER_INTR:
-        cpu->env.ttcr = 0;
+        or1k_timer->ttcr = 0;
         break;
     case TIMER_SHOT:
         cpu_openrisc_count_stop(cpu);
@@ -105,9 +122,24 @@ static void openrisc_timer_cb(void *opaque)
     cpu_openrisc_timer_update(cpu);
 }
 
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_or1k_timer = {
+    .name = "or1k_timer",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_UINT32(ttcr, OR1KTimerState),
+        VMSTATE_UINT64(last_clk, OR1KTimerState),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 void cpu_openrisc_clock_init(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
 {
     cpu->env.timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, &openrisc_timer_cb, cpu);
     cpu->env.ttmr = 0x00000000;
-    cpu->env.ttcr = 0x00000000;
+
+    if (or1k_timer == NULL) {
+        or1k_timer = g_new0(OR1KTimerState, 1);
+        vmstate_register(NULL, 0, &vmstate_or1k_timer, or1k_timer);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index 1d6330cbcc..0a46684987 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
     cpu->env.picsr = 0x00000000;
 
     cpu->env.ttmr = 0x00000000;
-    cpu->env.ttcr = 0x00000000;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.h b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
index 4a61e5abfc..265f48ca43 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ typedef struct CPUOpenRISCState {
 
     QEMUTimer *timer;
     uint32_t ttmr;          /* Timer tick mode register */
-    uint32_t ttcr;          /* Timer tick count register */
+    int is_counting;
 
     uint32_t picmr;         /* Interrupt mask register */
     uint32_t picsr;         /* Interrupt contrl register*/
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ void cpu_openrisc_pic_init(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
 
 /* hw/openrisc_timer.c */
 void cpu_openrisc_clock_init(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
+uint32_t cpu_openrisc_count_get(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
+void cpu_openrisc_count_set(OpenRISCCPU *cpu, uint32_t val);
 void cpu_openrisc_count_update(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
 void cpu_openrisc_timer_update(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
 void cpu_openrisc_count_start(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
diff --git a/target/openrisc/machine.c b/target/openrisc/machine.c
index a879b2b539..c6a945f0df 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/machine.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/machine.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_env = {
 
         VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(timer, CPUOpenRISCState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(ttmr, CPUOpenRISCState),
-        VMSTATE_UINT32(ttcr, CPUOpenRISCState),
 
         VMSTATE_UINT32(picmr, CPUOpenRISCState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(picsr, CPUOpenRISCState),
diff --git a/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c b/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
index e138bcf9db..35be44beff 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void HELPER(mtspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env,
         break;
 
     case TO_SPR(10, 1): /* TTCR */
-        env->ttcr = rb;
+        cpu_openrisc_count_set(cpu, rb);
         if (env->ttmr & TIMER_NONE) {
             return;
         }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ target_ulong HELPER(mfspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env,
 
     case TO_SPR(10, 1): /* TTCR */
         cpu_openrisc_count_update(cpu);
-        return env->ttcr;
+        return cpu_openrisc_count_get(cpu);
 
     default:
         break;
