diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 8bb8bbfd15..83c4edfce0 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ int monitor_set_cpu(int cpu_index)
 CPUState *mon_get_cpu(void)
 {
     if (!cur_mon->mon_cpu) {
-        monitor_set_cpu(0);
+        monitor_set_cpu(first_cpu->cpu_index);
     }
     cpu_synchronize_state(cur_mon->mon_cpu);
     return cur_mon->mon_cpu;