diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index a423ac3..b977481 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -427,70 +427,6 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUArchState *env)
                         cpu_reset(cpu);
                     }
 #endif
-#if defined(TARGET_I386)
-#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
-                        cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL;
-                        apic_poll_irq(x86_cpu->apic_state);
-                    }
-#endif
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SIPI) {
-                            do_cpu_sipi(x86_cpu);
-                    } else if (env->hflags2 & HF2_GIF_MASK) {
-                        if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SMI) &&
-                            !(env->hflags & HF_SMM_MASK)) {
-                            cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_SMI,
-                                                          0);
-                            cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_SMI;
-                            do_smm_enter(x86_cpu);
-                            next_tb = 0;
-                        } else if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI) &&
-                                   !(env->hflags2 & HF2_NMI_MASK)) {
-                            cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI;
-                            env->hflags2 |= HF2_NMI_MASK;
-                            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, EXCP02_NMI, 1);
-                            next_tb = 0;
-                        } else if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_MCE) {
-                            cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_MCE;
-                            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, EXCP12_MCHK, 0);
-                            next_tb = 0;
-                        } else if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
-                                   (((env->hflags2 & HF2_VINTR_MASK) && 
-                                     (env->hflags2 & HF2_HIF_MASK)) ||
-                                    (!(env->hflags2 & HF2_VINTR_MASK) && 
-                                     (env->eflags & IF_MASK && 
-                                      !(env->hflags & HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_MASK))))) {
-                            int intno;
-                            cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_INTR,
-                                                          0);
-                            cpu->interrupt_request &= ~(CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD |
-                                                        CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ);
-                            intno = cpu_get_pic_interrupt(env);
-                            qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM, "Servicing hardware INT=0x%02x\n", intno);
-                            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, intno, 1);
-                            /* ensure that no TB jump will be modified as
-                               the program flow was changed */
-                            next_tb = 0;
-#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-                        } else if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ) &&
-                                   (env->eflags & IF_MASK) && 
-                                   !(env->hflags & HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_MASK)) {
-                            int intno;
-                            /* FIXME: this should respect TPR */
-                            cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_VINTR,
-                                                          0);
-                            intno = ldl_phys(cpu->as,
-                                             env->vm_vmcb
-                                             + offsetof(struct vmcb,
-                                                        control.int_vector));
-                            qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM, "Servicing virtual hardware INT=0x%02x\n", intno);
-                            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, intno, 1);
-                            cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ;
-                            next_tb = 0;
-#endif
-                        }
-                    }
-#endif
                     /* The target hook has 3 exit conditions:
                        False when the interrupt isn't processed,
                        True when it is, and we should restart on a new TB,
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu-qom.h b/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
index b242cb0..b557b61 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu-qom.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ extern struct VMStateDescription vmstate_x86_cpu;
  * @cpu: vCPU the interrupt is to be handled by.
  */
 void x86_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
+bool x86_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
 
 int x86_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
                              int cpuid, void *opaque);
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 223e43e..2406c72 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2920,6 +2920,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->parse_features = x86_cpu_parse_featurestr;
     cc->has_work = x86_cpu_has_work;
     cc->do_interrupt = x86_cpu_do_interrupt;
+    cc->cpu_exec_interrupt = x86_cpu_exec_interrupt;
     cc->dump_state = x86_cpu_dump_state;
     cc->set_pc = x86_cpu_set_pc;
     cc->synchronize_from_tb = x86_cpu_synchronize_from_tb;
diff --git a/target-i386/seg_helper.c b/target-i386/seg_helper.c
index 13eefba..af5c1c6 100644
--- a/target-i386/seg_helper.c
+++ b/target-i386/seg_helper.c
@@ -1279,6 +1279,75 @@ void do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(CPUX86State *env, int intno, int is_hw)
     do_interrupt_all(x86_env_get_cpu(env), intno, 0, 0, 0, is_hw);
 }
 
+bool x86_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
+{
+    X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
+    CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
+    bool ret = false;
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
+        cs->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL;
+        apic_poll_irq(cpu->apic_state);
+    }
+#endif
+    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SIPI) {
+        do_cpu_sipi(cpu);
+    } else if (env->hflags2 & HF2_GIF_MASK) {
+        if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SMI) &&
+            !(env->hflags & HF_SMM_MASK)) {
+            cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_SMI, 0);
+            cs->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_SMI;
+            do_smm_enter(cpu);
+            ret = true;
+        } else if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI) &&
+                   !(env->hflags2 & HF2_NMI_MASK)) {
+            cs->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI;
+            env->hflags2 |= HF2_NMI_MASK;
+            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, EXCP02_NMI, 1);
+            ret = true;
+        } else if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_MCE) {
+            cs->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_MCE;
+            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, EXCP12_MCHK, 0);
+            ret = true;
+        } else if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
+                   (((env->hflags2 & HF2_VINTR_MASK) &&
+                     (env->hflags2 & HF2_HIF_MASK)) ||
+                    (!(env->hflags2 & HF2_VINTR_MASK) &&
+                     (env->eflags & IF_MASK &&
+                      !(env->hflags & HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_MASK))))) {
+            int intno;
+            cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_INTR, 0);
+            cs->interrupt_request &= ~(CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD |
+                                       CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ);
+            intno = cpu_get_pic_interrupt(env);
+            qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM,
+                          "Servicing hardware INT=0x%02x\n", intno);
+            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, intno, 1);
+            /* ensure that no TB jump will be modified as
+               the program flow was changed */
+            ret = true;
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+        } else if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ) &&
+                   (env->eflags & IF_MASK) &&
+                   !(env->hflags & HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_MASK)) {
+            int intno;
+            /* FIXME: this should respect TPR */
+            cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_VINTR, 0);
+            intno = ldl_phys(cs->as, env->vm_vmcb
+                             + offsetof(struct vmcb, control.int_vector));
+            qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM,
+                          "Servicing virtual hardware INT=0x%02x\n", intno);
+            do_interrupt_x86_hardirq(env, intno, 1);
+            cs->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ;
+            ret = true;
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void helper_enter_level(CPUX86State *env, int level, int data32,
                         target_ulong t1)
 {
