diff --git a/hw/ppc.c b/hw/ppc.c
index 968aec1b16..de02d3397b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static void ppc970_set_irq (void *opaque, int pin, int level)
             } else {
                 LOG_IRQ("%s: restart the CPU\n", __func__);
                 env->halted = 0;
+                qemu_cpu_kick(env);
             }
             break;
         case PPC970_INPUT_HRESET:
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ static void ppc40x_set_irq (void *opaque, int pin, int level)
             } else {
                 LOG_IRQ("%s: restart the CPU\n", __func__);
                 env->halted = 0;
+                qemu_cpu_kick(env);
             }
             break;
         case PPC40x_INPUT_DEBUG:
diff --git a/hw/sun4m.c b/hw/sun4m.c
index 30e8a21672..df3aa321ca 100644
--- a/hw/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sun4m.c
@@ -253,15 +253,21 @@ void cpu_check_irqs(CPUState *env)
     }
 }
 
+static void cpu_kick_irq(CPUState *env)
+{
+    env->halted = 0;
+    cpu_check_irqs(env);
+    qemu_cpu_kick(env);
+}
+
 static void cpu_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 {
     CPUState *env = opaque;
 
     if (level) {
         trace_sun4m_cpu_set_irq_raise(irq);
-        env->halted = 0;
         env->pil_in |= 1 << irq;
-        cpu_check_irqs(env);
+        cpu_kick_irq(env);
     } else {
         trace_sun4m_cpu_set_irq_lower(irq);
         env->pil_in &= ~(1 << irq);
diff --git a/hw/sun4u.c b/hw/sun4u.c
index 90b1ce2770..d28232426f 100644
--- a/hw/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sun4u.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static void cpu_kick_irq(CPUState *env)
 {
     env->halted = 0;
     cpu_check_irqs(env);
+    qemu_cpu_kick(env);
 }
 
 static void cpu_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
@@ -306,9 +307,8 @@ static void cpu_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
     if (level) {
         CPUIRQ_DPRINTF("Raise CPU IRQ %d\n", irq);
-        env->halted = 0;
         env->pil_in |= 1 << irq;
-        cpu_check_irqs(env);
+        cpu_kick_irq(env);
     } else {
         CPUIRQ_DPRINTF("Lower CPU IRQ %d\n", irq);
         env->pil_in &= ~(1 << irq);
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index b349812dba..6e9427431d 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_interrupt_internal(CPUState *env, int type, uint32_t parm,
 
     env->halted = 0;
     env->exception_index = -1;
+    qemu_cpu_kick(env);
 
     kvmint.type = type;
     kvmint.parm = parm;