diff --git a/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c b/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
index 3e5feecd8a..e4c62522e1 100644
--- a/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
+++ b/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ static int hvf_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
     sigact.sa_handler = dummy_signal;
     sigaction(SIG_IPI, &sigact, NULL);
 
+#ifdef __aarch64__
     pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, &cpu->accel->unblock_ipi_mask);
     sigdelset(&cpu->accel->unblock_ipi_mask, SIG_IPI);
+    cpu->accel->guest_debug_enabled = false;
 
-#ifdef __aarch64__
     r = hv_vcpu_create(&cpu->accel->fd,
                        (hv_vcpu_exit_t **)&cpu->accel->exit, NULL);
 #else
@@ -160,8 +161,6 @@ static int hvf_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
     assert_hvf_ok(r);
     cpu->vcpu_dirty = true;
 
-    cpu->accel->guest_debug_enabled = false;
-
     return hvf_arch_init_vcpu(cpu);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
index 16febbac48..2023a7bfbb 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ static int hvf_handle_vmexit(CPUState *cpu)
     uint64_t exit_qual = rvmcs(cpu->accel->fd, VMCS_EXIT_QUALIFICATION);
     uint32_t ins_len = (uint32_t)rvmcs(cpu->accel->fd,
                                        VMCS_EXIT_INSTRUCTION_LENGTH);
-
+    CPUX86State *env = &x86_cpu->env;
+    uint64_t rip = 0;
     uint64_t idtvec_info = rvmcs(cpu->accel->fd, VMCS_IDT_VECTORING_INFO);
     int ret = 0;
 
@@ -966,10 +967,7 @@ static int hvf_handle_vmexit(CPUState *cpu)
 
 int hvf_arch_vcpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-    X86CPU *x86_cpu = X86_CPU(cpu);
-    CPUX86State *env = &x86_cpu->env;
     int ret = 0;
-    uint64_t rip = 0;
 
     if (hvf_process_events(cpu)) {
         return EXCP_HLT;