diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 516e5cbac1..6398439946 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -921,6 +921,15 @@ void cpu_synchronize_all_post_init(void)
     }
 }
 
+void cpu_synchronize_all_pre_loadvm(void)
+{
+    CPUState *cpu;
+
+    CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
+        cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(cpu);
+    }
+}
+
 static int do_vm_stop(RunState state)
 {
     int ret = 0;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/cpus.h b/include/sysemu/cpus.h
index a8053f1715..731756d948 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/cpus.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/cpus.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ void qemu_timer_notify_cb(void *opaque, QEMUClockType type);
 void cpu_synchronize_all_states(void);
 void cpu_synchronize_all_post_reset(void);
 void cpu_synchronize_all_post_init(void);
+void cpu_synchronize_all_pre_loadvm(void);
 
 void qtest_clock_warp(int64_t dest);
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/hax.h b/include/sysemu/hax.h
index d9f023918e..232a68ab1b 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/hax.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/hax.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ int hax_populate_ram(uint64_t va, uint32_t size);
 void hax_cpu_synchronize_state(CPUState *cpu);
 void hax_cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu);
 void hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu);
+void hax_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAX
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h b/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h
index c9b3105bc7..469ffda460 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/hw_accel.h
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@ static inline void cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
     }
 }
 
+static inline void cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        kvm_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(cpu);
+    }
+    if (hax_enabled()) {
+        hax_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(cpu);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif /* QEMU_HW_ACCEL_H */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 5cc83f2003..a45c145560 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ int kvm_physical_memory_addr_from_host(KVMState *s, void *ram_addr,
 void kvm_cpu_synchronize_state(CPUState *cpu);
 void kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_reset(CPUState *cpu);
 void kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu);
+void kvm_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu);
 
 void kvm_init_cpu_signals(CPUState *cpu);
 
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index 7df27c8522..494b9256aa 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -1896,6 +1896,16 @@ void kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_post_init, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
 
+static void do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
+{
+    cpu->kvm_vcpu_dirty = true;
+}
+
+void kvm_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    run_on_cpu(cpu, do_kvm_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+}
+
 #ifdef KVM_HAVE_MCE_INJECTION
 static __thread void *pending_sigbus_addr;
 static __thread int pending_sigbus_code;
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 035c127fdd..1993ca23fe 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,8 @@ int qemu_loadvm_state(QEMUFile *f)
         }
     }
 
+    cpu_synchronize_all_pre_loadvm();
+
     ret = qemu_loadvm_state_main(f, mis);
     qemu_event_set(&mis->main_thread_load_event);
 
diff --git a/target/i386/hax-all.c b/target/i386/hax-all.c
index 73469311d6..097db5cae1 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax-all.c
@@ -635,6 +635,16 @@ void hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
     run_on_cpu(cpu, do_hax_cpu_synchronize_post_init, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
 }
 
+static void do_hax_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu, run_on_cpu_data arg)
+{
+    cpu->hax_vcpu_dirty = true;
+}
+
+void hax_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    run_on_cpu(cpu, do_hax_cpu_synchronize_pre_loadvm, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
+}
+
 int hax_smp_cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     CPUArchState *env = (CPUArchState *) (cpu->env_ptr);