1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/softmmu/cpus.c b/softmmu/cpus.c
index 61b27ff59d..9dd1a4dc17 100644
--- a/softmmu/cpus.c
+++ b/softmmu/cpus.c
@@ -437,18 +437,19 @@ void qemu_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
 
 void cpus_kick_thread(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-#ifndef _WIN32
-    int err;
-
     if (cpu->thread_kicked) {
         return;
     }
     cpu->thread_kicked = true;
-    err = pthread_kill(cpu->thread->thread, SIG_IPI);
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    int err = pthread_kill(cpu->thread->thread, SIG_IPI);
     if (err && err != ESRCH) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu:%s: %s", __func__, strerror(err));
         exit(1);
     }
+#else
+    qemu_sem_post(&cpu->sem);
 #endif
 }