diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index c728f3a..2eec54f 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -119,16 +119,11 @@ static bool all_cpu_threads_idle(void)
 /* Protected by TimersState seqlock */
 
 static bool icount_sleep = true;
-static int64_t vm_clock_warp_start = -1;
 /* Conversion factor from emulated instructions to virtual clock ticks.  */
 static int icount_time_shift;
 /* Arbitrarily pick 1MIPS as the minimum allowable speed.  */
 #define MAX_ICOUNT_SHIFT 10
 
-static QEMUTimer *icount_rt_timer;
-static QEMUTimer *icount_vm_timer;
-static QEMUTimer *icount_warp_timer;
-
 typedef struct TimersState {
     /* Protected by BQL.  */
     int64_t cpu_ticks_prev;
@@ -146,6 +141,11 @@ typedef struct TimersState {
     int64_t qemu_icount_bias;
     /* Only written by TCG thread */
     int64_t qemu_icount;
+    /* for adjusting icount */
+    int64_t vm_clock_warp_start;
+    QEMUTimer *icount_rt_timer;
+    QEMUTimer *icount_vm_timer;
+    QEMUTimer *icount_warp_timer;
 } TimersState;
 
 static TimersState timers_state;
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ static void icount_adjust(void)
 
 static void icount_adjust_rt(void *opaque)
 {
-    timer_mod(icount_rt_timer,
+    timer_mod(timers_state.icount_rt_timer,
               qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT) + 1000);
     icount_adjust();
 }
 
 static void icount_adjust_vm(void *opaque)
 {
-    timer_mod(icount_vm_timer,
+    timer_mod(timers_state.icount_vm_timer,
                    qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) +
                    NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND / 10);
     icount_adjust();
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static void icount_warp_rt(void)
      */
     do {
         seq = seqlock_read_begin(&timers_state.vm_clock_seqlock);
-        warp_start = vm_clock_warp_start;
+        warp_start = timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start;
     } while (seqlock_read_retry(&timers_state.vm_clock_seqlock, seq));
 
     if (warp_start == -1) {
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static void icount_warp_rt(void)
                                      cpu_get_clock_locked());
         int64_t warp_delta;
 
-        warp_delta = clock - vm_clock_warp_start;
+        warp_delta = clock - timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start;
         if (use_icount == 2) {
             /*
              * In adaptive mode, do not let QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL run too
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static void icount_warp_rt(void)
         }
         timers_state.qemu_icount_bias += warp_delta;
     }
-    vm_clock_warp_start = -1;
+    timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start = -1;
     seqlock_write_end(&timers_state.vm_clock_seqlock);
 
     if (qemu_clock_expired(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL)) {
@@ -593,11 +593,13 @@ void qemu_start_warp_timer(void)
              * every 100ms.
              */
             seqlock_write_begin(&timers_state.vm_clock_seqlock);
-            if (vm_clock_warp_start == -1 || vm_clock_warp_start > clock) {
-                vm_clock_warp_start = clock;
+            if (timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start == -1
+                || timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start > clock) {
+                timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start = clock;
             }
             seqlock_write_end(&timers_state.vm_clock_seqlock);
-            timer_mod_anticipate(icount_warp_timer, clock + deadline);
+            timer_mod_anticipate(timers_state.icount_warp_timer,
+                                 clock + deadline);
         }
     } else if (deadline == 0) {
         qemu_clock_notify(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
@@ -622,7 +624,7 @@ static void qemu_account_warp_timer(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    timer_del(icount_warp_timer);
+    timer_del(timers_state.icount_warp_timer);
     icount_warp_rt();
 }
 
@@ -631,6 +633,44 @@ static bool icount_state_needed(void *opaque)
     return use_icount;
 }
 
+static bool warp_timer_state_needed(void *opaque)
+{
+    TimersState *s = opaque;
+    return s->icount_warp_timer != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool adjust_timers_state_needed(void *opaque)
+{
+    TimersState *s = opaque;
+    return s->icount_rt_timer != NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Subsection for warp timer migration is optional, because may not be created
+ */
+static const VMStateDescription icount_vmstate_warp_timer = {
+    .name = "timer/icount/warp_timer",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .needed = warp_timer_state_needed,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(icount_warp_timer, TimersState),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
+static const VMStateDescription icount_vmstate_adjust_timers = {
+    .name = "timer/icount/timers",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .needed = adjust_timers_state_needed,
+    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(icount_rt_timer, TimersState),
+        VMSTATE_TIMER_PTR(icount_vm_timer, TimersState),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 /*
  * This is a subsection for icount migration.
  */
@@ -642,7 +682,13 @@ static const VMStateDescription icount_vmstate_timers = {
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_INT64(qemu_icount_bias, TimersState),
         VMSTATE_INT64(qemu_icount, TimersState),
+        VMSTATE_INT64(vm_clock_warp_start, TimersState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    },
+    .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
+        &icount_vmstate_warp_timer,
+        &icount_vmstate_adjust_timers,
+        NULL
     }
 };
 
@@ -753,7 +799,7 @@ void configure_icount(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 
     icount_sleep = qemu_opt_get_bool(opts, "sleep", true);
     if (icount_sleep) {
-        icount_warp_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT,
+        timers_state.icount_warp_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT,
                                          icount_timer_cb, NULL);
     }
 
@@ -787,13 +833,14 @@ void configure_icount(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
        the virtual time trigger catches emulated time passing too fast.
        Realtime triggers occur even when idle, so use them less frequently
        than VM triggers.  */
-    icount_rt_timer = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT,
+    timers_state.vm_clock_warp_start = -1;
+    timers_state.icount_rt_timer = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT,
                                    icount_adjust_rt, NULL);
-    timer_mod(icount_rt_timer,
+    timer_mod(timers_state.icount_rt_timer,
                    qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL_RT) + 1000);
-    icount_vm_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+    timers_state.icount_vm_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
                                         icount_adjust_vm, NULL);
-    timer_mod(icount_vm_timer,
+    timer_mod(timers_state.icount_vm_timer,
                    qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) +
                    NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND / 10);
 }
