diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index 1fcdc3fabb39..f7e175e9ae1c 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static inline bool cpu_handle_halt(CPUState *cpu)
     return false;
 }
 
-static void cpu_handle_debug_exception(CPUState *cpu)
+static inline void cpu_handle_debug_exception(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
     CPUWatchpoint *wp;
@@ -389,6 +389,55 @@ static void cpu_handle_debug_exception(CPUState *cpu)
     cc->debug_excp_handler(cpu);
 }
 
+static inline bool cpu_handle_exception(CPUState *cpu, int *ret)
+{
+    if (cpu->exception_index >= 0) {
+        if (cpu->exception_index >= EXCP_INTERRUPT) {
+            /* exit request from the cpu execution loop */
+            *ret = cpu->exception_index;
+            if (*ret == EXCP_DEBUG) {
+                cpu_handle_debug_exception(cpu);
+            }
+            cpu->exception_index = -1;
+            return true;
+        } else {
+#if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+            /* if user mode only, we simulate a fake exception
+               which will be handled outside the cpu execution
+               loop */
+#if defined(TARGET_I386)
+            CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+            cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
+#endif
+            *ret = cpu->exception_index;
+            cpu->exception_index = -1;
+            return true;
+#else
+            if (replay_exception()) {
+                CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+                cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
+                cpu->exception_index = -1;
+            } else if (!replay_has_interrupt()) {
+                /* give a chance to iothread in replay mode */
+                *ret = EXCP_INTERRUPT;
+                return true;
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    } else if (replay_has_exception()
+               && cpu->icount_decr.u16.low + cpu->icount_extra == 0) {
+        /* try to cause an exception pending in the log */
+        TranslationBlock *last_tb = NULL; /* Avoid chaining TBs */
+        cpu_exec_nocache(cpu, 1, tb_find_fast(cpu, &last_tb, 0), true);
+        *ret = -1;
+        return true;
+#endif
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 /* main execution loop */
 
 int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
@@ -426,50 +475,12 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
      */
     init_delay_params(&sc, cpu);
 
-    /* prepare setjmp context for exception handling */
     for(;;) {
+        /* prepare setjmp context for exception handling */
         if (sigsetjmp(cpu->jmp_env, 0) == 0) {
             /* if an exception is pending, we execute it here */
-            if (cpu->exception_index >= 0) {
-                if (cpu->exception_index >= EXCP_INTERRUPT) {
-                    /* exit request from the cpu execution loop */
-                    ret = cpu->exception_index;
-                    if (ret == EXCP_DEBUG) {
-                        cpu_handle_debug_exception(cpu);
-                    }
-                    cpu->exception_index = -1;
-                    break;
-                } else {
-#if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-                    /* if user mode only, we simulate a fake exception
-                       which will be handled outside the cpu execution
-                       loop */
-#if defined(TARGET_I386)
-                    cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
-#endif
-                    ret = cpu->exception_index;
-                    cpu->exception_index = -1;
-                    break;
-#else
-                    if (replay_exception()) {
-                        cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
-                        cpu->exception_index = -1;
-                    } else if (!replay_has_interrupt()) {
-                        /* give a chance to iothread in replay mode */
-                        ret = EXCP_INTERRUPT;
-                        break;
-                    }
-#endif
-                }
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-            } else if (replay_has_exception()
-                       && cpu->icount_decr.u16.low + cpu->icount_extra == 0) {
-                /* try to cause an exception pending in the log */
-                last_tb = NULL; /* Avoid chaining TBs */
-                cpu_exec_nocache(cpu, 1, tb_find_fast(cpu, &last_tb, 0), true);
-                ret = -1;
+            if (cpu_handle_exception(cpu, &ret)) {
                 break;
-#endif
             }
 
             last_tb = NULL; /* forget the last executed TB after exception */
