diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index 2f73be4354..d7f7686d8a 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -592,11 +592,6 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUArchState *env)
                         cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
                         next_tb = 0;
                     }
-#elif defined(TARGET_SH4)
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) {
-                        cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
-                        next_tb = 0;
-                    }
 #endif
                     /* The target hook has 3 exit conditions:
                        False when the interrupt isn't processed,
diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h b/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h
index c04e78631b..6341238aa1 100644
--- a/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu-qom.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static inline SuperHCPU *sh_env_get_cpu(CPUSH4State *env)
 #define ENV_OFFSET offsetof(SuperHCPU, env)
 
 void superh_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
+bool superh_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
 void superh_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cpu, FILE *f,
                            fprintf_function cpu_fprintf, int flags);
 hwaddr superh_cpu_get_phys_page_debug(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr);
diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu.c b/target-sh4/cpu.c
index e7f05212da..d187a2bdba 100644
--- a/target-sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ static void superh_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->class_by_name = superh_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = superh_cpu_has_work;
     cc->do_interrupt = superh_cpu_do_interrupt;
+    cc->cpu_exec_interrupt = superh_cpu_exec_interrupt;
     cc->dump_state = superh_cpu_dump_state;
     cc->set_pc = superh_cpu_set_pc;
     cc->synchronize_from_tb = superh_cpu_synchronize_from_tb;
diff --git a/target-sh4/helper.c b/target-sh4/helper.c
index 9ebdd5c9b5..58113601ec 100644
--- a/target-sh4/helper.c
+++ b/target-sh4/helper.c
@@ -863,3 +863,12 @@ int cpu_sh4_is_cached(CPUSH4State * env, target_ulong addr)
 }
 
 #endif
+
+bool superh_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
+{
+    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) {
+        superh_cpu_do_interrupt(cs);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}