diff --git a/cpu-all.h b/cpu-all.h
index 42a5fa0a7c..5f47ab8df9 100644
--- a/cpu-all.h
+++ b/cpu-all.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define CPU_ALL_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-tls.h"
 #include "cpu-common.h"
 
 /* some important defines:
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ void cpu_dump_statistics(CPUState *env, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
 void QEMU_NORETURN cpu_abort(CPUState *env, const char *fmt, ...)
     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 extern CPUState *first_cpu;
-extern CPUState *cpu_single_env;
+DECLARE_TLS(CPUState *,cpu_single_env);
+#define cpu_single_env get_tls(cpu_single_env)
 
 /* Flags for use in ENV->INTERRUPT_PENDING.
 
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 54ecbe7e36..6b92198e62 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static MemoryRegion *system_io;
 CPUState *first_cpu;
 /* current CPU in the current thread. It is only valid inside
    cpu_exec() */
-CPUState *cpu_single_env;
+DEFINE_TLS(CPUState *,cpu_single_env);
 /* 0 = Do not count executed instructions.
    1 = Precise instruction counting.
    2 = Adaptive rate instruction counting.  */