diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 373bb8d..308a3d9 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-CPUState *mon_get_cpu(void)
+static CPUState *mon_get_cpu_sync(bool synchronize)
 {
     CPUState *cpu;
 
@@ -1074,10 +1074,17 @@
         monitor_set_cpu(first_cpu->cpu_index);
         cpu = first_cpu;
     }
-    cpu_synchronize_state(cpu);
+    if (synchronize) {
+        cpu_synchronize_state(cpu);
+    }
     return cpu;
 }
 
+CPUState *mon_get_cpu(void)
+{
+    return mon_get_cpu_sync(true);
+}
+
 CPUArchState *mon_get_cpu_env(void)
 {
     CPUState *cs = mon_get_cpu();
@@ -1087,7 +1094,7 @@
 
 int monitor_get_cpu_index(void)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = mon_get_cpu();
+    CPUState *cs = mon_get_cpu_sync(false);
 
     return cs ? cs->cpu_index : UNASSIGNED_CPU_INDEX;
 }