diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 6a5f2fe178..01a5265df8 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ static int cpu_common_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 
     qemu_get_be32s(f, &env->halted);
     qemu_get_be32s(f, &env->interrupt_request);
+    env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_EXIT;
     tlb_flush(env, 1);
 
     return 0;