diff --git a/target/i386/hax-cpus.c b/target/i386/hax-cpus.c
index 99770e590c..f72c85bd49 100644
--- a/target/i386/hax-cpus.c
+++ b/target/i386/hax-cpus.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static void *hax_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
     qemu_thread_get_self(cpu->thread);
 
     cpu->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
+    current_cpu = cpu;
     hax_init_vcpu(cpu);
     cpu_thread_signal_created(cpu);
     qemu_guest_random_seed_thread_part2(cpu->random_seed);