diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index ee84554854..cb5ea40236 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ static void usage(void)
 
 __thread CPUState *thread_cpu;
 
+void stop_all_tasks(void)
+{
+    /*
+     * We trust when using NPTL (pthreads) start_exclusive() handles thread
+     * stopping correctly.
+     */
+    start_exclusive();
+}
+
 bool qemu_cpu_is_self(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     return thread_cpu == cpu;
diff --git a/bsd-user/qemu.h b/bsd-user/qemu.h
index c1170f14d9..cdb85140f4 100644
--- a/bsd-user/qemu.h
+++ b/bsd-user/qemu.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ typedef struct TaskState {
 } __attribute__((aligned(16))) TaskState;
 
 void init_task_state(TaskState *ts);
+void stop_all_tasks(void);
 extern const char *qemu_uname_release;
 
 /*