diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 0ba13fc55d..9bb34abc5b 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -1388,12 +1388,12 @@ int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *env, int level)
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
-    /* must be last */
-    ret = kvm_guest_debug_workarounds(env);
+    ret = kvm_put_debugregs(env);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
-    ret = kvm_put_debugregs(env);
+    /* must be last */
+    ret = kvm_guest_debug_workarounds(env);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }