diff --git a/linux-user/e2k/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/e2k/cpu_loop.c
index a8863d27a0..5af0f9bf3f 100644
--- a/linux-user/e2k/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/e2k/cpu_loop.c
@@ -122,4 +122,6 @@ void target_cpu_copy_regs(CPUE2KState *env, struct target_pt_regs *regs)
     env->psp = regs->psp;
     env->usd_lo = regs->usd_lo;
     env->usd_hi = regs->usd_hi;
+
+    e2k_break_save_state(env);
 }
diff --git a/target/e2k/cpu.h b/target/e2k/cpu.h
index 8278b1995e..a1355ecf4a 100644
--- a/target/e2k/cpu.h
+++ b/target/e2k/cpu.h
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void e2k_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs);
 int e2k_cpu_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo, void *puc);
 int e2k_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n);
 int e2k_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n);
+void e2k_break_save_state(CPUE2KState *env);
 
 #define cpu_signal_handler e2k_cpu_signal_handler
 
diff --git a/target/e2k/helper.c b/target/e2k/helper.c
index e1eaa92a79..c6006eb9c5 100644
--- a/target/e2k/helper.c
+++ b/target/e2k/helper.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void helper_raise_exception(CPUE2KState *env, int tt)
     cpu_loop_exit(cs);
 }
 
-static void break_save_state(CPUE2KState *env)
+void e2k_break_save_state(CPUE2KState *env)
 {
     int wbs;
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void helper_break_restore_state(CPUE2KState *env)
 void helper_debug(CPUE2KState *env)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
-    break_save_state(env);
+    e2k_break_save_state(env);
     cs->exception_index = EXCP_DEBUG;
     cpu_loop_exit(cs);
 }