diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index 82627b12b8..977576ca14 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include "qemu/rcu.h"
 #include "exec/log.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
-#if defined(TARGET_I386) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-#include "hw/i386/apic.h"
-#endif
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-all.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
@@ -666,15 +663,6 @@ static inline bool cpu_handle_halt(CPUState *cpu)
     if (cpu->halted) {
         const TCGCPUOps *tcg_ops = cpu->cc->tcg_ops;
 
-#if defined(TARGET_I386)
-        if (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
-            X86CPU *x86_cpu = X86_CPU(cpu);
-            bql_lock();
-            apic_poll_irq(x86_cpu->apic_state);
-            cpu_reset_interrupt(cpu, CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL);
-            bql_unlock();
-        }
-#endif /* TARGET_I386 */
         if (tcg_ops->cpu_exec_halt) {
             tcg_ops->cpu_exec_halt(cpu);
         }
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/helper-tcg.h b/target/i386/tcg/helper-tcg.h
index 253b1f561e..effc2c1c98 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/helper-tcg.h
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/helper-tcg.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(TCG_PHYS_ADDR_BITS > TARGET_PHYS_ADDR_SPACE_BITS);
  */
 void x86_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+void x86_cpu_exec_halt(CPUState *cpu);
 bool x86_need_replay_interrupt(int interrupt_request);
 bool x86_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
 #endif
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c
index e6f42282bb..2db8083748 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
@@ -127,6 +128,18 @@ void x86_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
     }
 }
 
+void x86_cpu_exec_halt(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    if (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
+        X86CPU *x86_cpu = X86_CPU(cpu);
+
+        bql_lock();
+        apic_poll_irq(x86_cpu->apic_state);
+        cpu_reset_interrupt(cpu, CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL);
+        bql_unlock();
+    }
+}
+
 bool x86_need_replay_interrupt(int interrupt_request)
 {
     /*
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index 5bdcf45199..cca19cd40e 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static const TCGCPUOps x86_tcg_ops = {
 #else
     .tlb_fill = x86_cpu_tlb_fill,
     .do_interrupt = x86_cpu_do_interrupt,
+    .cpu_exec_halt = x86_cpu_exec_halt,
     .cpu_exec_interrupt = x86_cpu_exec_interrupt,
     .do_unaligned_access = x86_cpu_do_unaligned_access,
     .debug_excp_handler = breakpoint_handler,