diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 34b511f078..280da50abf 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -6107,7 +6107,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_reset(DeviceState *dev)
     /* We hard-wire the BSP to the first CPU. */
     apic_designate_bsp(cpu->apic_state, s->cpu_index == 0);
 
-    s->halted = !cpu_is_bsp(cpu);
+    cpu_halted_set(s, !cpu_is_bsp(cpu));
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvm_arch_reset_vcpu(cpu);
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index 60d797d594..03f3c66cc2 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ static inline void cpu_x86_load_seg_cache_sipi(X86CPU *cpu,
                            sipi_vector << 12,
                            env->segs[R_CS].limit,
                            env->segs[R_CS].flags);
-    cs->halted = 0;
+    cpu_halted_set(cs, 0);
 }
 
 int cpu_x86_get_descr_debug(CPUX86State *env, unsigned int selector,
diff --git a/target/i386/hax-all.c b/target/i386/hax-all.c
index f9c83fff25..25bf80b5f2 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax-all.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static int hax_vcpu_hax_exec(CPUArchState *env)
     if (((cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
          (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) ||
         (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
-        cpu->halted = 0;
+        cpu_halted_set(cpu, 0);
     }
 
     if (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_INIT) {
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int hax_vcpu_hax_exec(CPUArchState *env)
         hax_vcpu_sync_state(env, 1);
     }
 
-    if (cpu->halted) {
+    if (cpu_halted(cpu)) {
         /* If this vcpu is halted, we must not ask HAXM to run it. Instead, we
          * break out of hax_smp_cpu_exec() as if this vcpu had executed HLT.
          * That way, this vcpu thread will be trapped in qemu_wait_io_event(),
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int hax_vcpu_hax_exec(CPUArchState *env)
                 !(cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
                 /* hlt instruction with interrupt disabled is shutdown */
                 env->eflags |= IF_MASK;
-                cpu->halted = 1;
+                cpu_halted_set(cpu, 1);
                 cpu->exception_index = EXCP_HLT;
                 ret = 1;
             }
diff --git a/target/i386/helper.c b/target/i386/helper.c
index c3a6e4fabe..058de4073d 100644
--- a/target/i386/helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/helper.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void x86_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
                      (env->hflags >> HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_SHIFT) & 1,
                      (env->a20_mask >> 20) & 1,
                      (env->hflags >> HF_SMM_SHIFT) & 1,
-                     cs->halted);
+                    cpu_halted(cs));
     } else
 #endif
     {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void x86_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
                      (env->hflags >> HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_SHIFT) & 1,
                      (env->a20_mask >> 20) & 1,
                      (env->hflags >> HF_SMM_SHIFT) & 1,
-                     cs->halted);
+                    cpu_halted(cs));
     }
 
     for(i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
index d72543dc31..bf60ce9d66 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ int hvf_vcpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
         vmx_update_tpr(cpu);
 
         qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
-        if (!cpu_is_bsp(X86_CPU(cpu)) && cpu->halted) {
+        if (!cpu_is_bsp(X86_CPU(cpu)) && cpu_halted(cpu)) {
             qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
             return EXCP_HLT;
         }
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ int hvf_vcpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
                 (EFLAGS(env) & IF_MASK))
                 && !(cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI) &&
                 !(idtvec_info & VMCS_IDT_VEC_VALID)) {
-                cpu->halted = 1;
+                cpu_halted_set(cpu, 1);
                 ret = EXCP_HLT;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c b/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c
index edefe5319a..cbb2144724 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ int hvf_process_events(CPUState *cpu_state)
     if (((cpu_state->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
         (EFLAGS(env) & IF_MASK)) ||
         (cpu_state->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
-        cpu_state->halted = 0;
+        cpu_halted_set(cpu_state, 0);
     }
     if (cpu_state->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SIPI) {
         hvf_cpu_synchronize_state(cpu_state);
@@ -458,5 +458,5 @@ int hvf_process_events(CPUState *cpu_state)
         apic_handle_tpr_access_report(cpu->apic_state, env->eip,
                                       env->tpr_access_type);
     }
-    return cpu_state->halted;
+    return cpu_halted(cpu_state);
 }
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index 69eb43d796..9f1e28387f 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -3593,7 +3593,7 @@ static int kvm_get_mp_state(X86CPU *cpu)
     }
     env->mp_state = mp_state.mp_state;
     if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        cs->halted = (mp_state.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED);
+        cpu_halted_set(cs, mp_state.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -4151,7 +4151,7 @@ int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *cs)
         kvm_queue_exception(env, EXCP12_MCHK, 0, 0);
         env->has_error_code = 0;
 
-        cs->halted = 0;
+        cpu_halted_set(cs, 0);
         if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel() && env->mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED) {
             env->mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
         }
@@ -4174,7 +4174,7 @@ int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *cs)
     if (((cs->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
          (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) ||
         (cs->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
-        cs->halted = 0;
+        cpu_halted_set(cs, 0);
     }
     if (cs->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SIPI) {
         kvm_cpu_synchronize_state(cs);
@@ -4187,7 +4187,7 @@ int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *cs)
                                       env->tpr_access_type);
     }
 
-    return cs->halted;
+    return cpu_halted(cs);
 }
 
 static int kvm_handle_halt(X86CPU *cpu)
@@ -4198,7 +4198,7 @@ static int kvm_handle_halt(X86CPU *cpu)
     if (!((cs->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
           (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) &&
         !(cs->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
-        cs->halted = 1;
+        cpu_halted_set(cs, 1);
         return EXCP_HLT;
     }
 
diff --git a/target/i386/misc_helper.c b/target/i386/misc_helper.c
index 7d61221024..dace1956a0 100644
--- a/target/i386/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/misc_helper.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void do_hlt(X86CPU *cpu)
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
 
     env->hflags &= ~HF_INHIBIT_IRQ_MASK; /* needed if sti is just before */
-    cs->halted = 1;
+    cpu_halted_set(cs, 1);
     cs->exception_index = EXCP_HLT;
     cpu_loop_exit(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/i386/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx-all.c
index c78baac6df..efc2d88810 100644
--- a/target/i386/whpx-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/whpx-all.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static int whpx_handle_halt(CPUState *cpu)
           (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) &&
         !(cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
         cpu->exception_index = EXCP_HLT;
-        cpu->halted = true;
+        cpu_halted_set(cpu, true);
         ret = 1;
     }
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static void whpx_vcpu_process_async_events(CPUState *cpu)
     if (((cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) &&
          (env->eflags & IF_MASK)) ||
         (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_NMI)) {
-        cpu->halted = false;
+        cpu_halted_set(cpu, false);
     }
 
     if (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_SIPI) {
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static int whpx_vcpu_run(CPUState *cpu)
     int ret;
 
     whpx_vcpu_process_async_events(cpu);
-    if (cpu->halted) {
+    if (cpu_halted(cpu)) {
         cpu->exception_index = EXCP_HLT;
         atomic_set(&cpu->exit_request, false);
         return 0;
