diff --git a/include/system/hvf_int.h b/include/system/hvf_int.h
index 241c668795..195d64dcf1 100644
--- a/include/system/hvf_int.h
+++ b/include/system/hvf_int.h
@@ -71,13 +71,14 @@ void assert_hvf_ok_impl(hv_return_t ret, const char *file, unsigned int line,
 const char *hvf_return_string(hv_return_t ret);
 int hvf_arch_init(void);
 hv_return_t hvf_arch_vm_create(MachineState *ms, uint32_t pa_range);
-void hvf_arch_vcpu_destroy(CPUState *cpu);
 hvf_slot *hvf_find_overlap_slot(uint64_t, uint64_t);
 void hvf_kick_vcpu_thread(CPUState *cpu);
 
 /* Must be called by the owning thread */
 int hvf_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
 /* Must be called by the owning thread */
+void hvf_arch_vcpu_destroy(CPUState *cpu);
+/* Must be called by the owning thread */
 int hvf_arch_vcpu_exec(CPUState *);
 /* Must be called by the owning thread */
 int hvf_arch_put_registers(CPUState *);
diff --git a/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c b/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
index 0d8ff49ae1..d13ccf5508 100644
--- a/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -868,6 +868,10 @@ void hvf_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(ARMCPU *cpu)
 
 void hvf_arch_vcpu_destroy(CPUState *cpu)
 {
+    hv_return_t ret;
+
+    ret = hv_vcpu_destroy(cpu->accel->fd);
+    assert_hvf_ok(ret);
 }
 
 hv_return_t hvf_arch_vm_create(MachineState *ms, uint32_t pa_range)