diff --git a/cpu-defs.h b/cpu-defs.h
index b30a8e9..3669241 100644
--- a/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/cpu-defs.h
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@
     int nr_cores;  /* number of cores within this CPU package */        \
     int nr_threads;/* number of threads within this CPU */              \
     int running; /* Nonzero if cpu is currently running(usermode).  */  \
-    int thread_id;                                                      \
     /* user data */                                                     \
     void *opaque;                                                       \
                                                                         \
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index bee09b9..d9c332f 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
 
     qemu_mutex_lock(&qemu_global_mutex);
     qemu_thread_get_self(cpu->thread);
-    env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
+    cpu->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
     cpu_single_env = env;
 
     r = kvm_init_vcpu(env);
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
     qemu_thread_get_self(cpu->thread);
-    env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
+    cpu->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
 
     sigemptyset(&waitset);
     sigaddset(&waitset, SIG_IPI);
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@
     qemu_mutex_lock(&qemu_global_mutex);
     for (env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
         cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);
-        env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
+        cpu->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
         cpu->created = true;
     }
     qemu_cond_signal(&qemu_cpu_cond);
@@ -1205,7 +1205,8 @@
     CpuInfoList *head = NULL, *cur_item = NULL;
     CPUArchState *env;
 
-    for(env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
+    for (env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
+        CPUState *cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);
         CpuInfoList *info;
 
         cpu_synchronize_state(env);
@@ -1215,7 +1216,7 @@
         info->value->CPU = env->cpu_index;
         info->value->current = (env == first_cpu);
         info->value->halted = env->halted;
-        info->value->thread_id = env->thread_id;
+        info->value->thread_id = cpu->thread_id;
 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
         info->value->has_pc = true;
         info->value->pc = env->eip + env->segs[R_CS].base;
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 038e40d..df67938 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -689,6 +689,9 @@
 
 void cpu_exec_init(CPUArchState *env)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    CPUState *cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);
+#endif
     CPUArchState **penv;
     int cpu_index;
 
@@ -707,7 +710,7 @@
     QTAILQ_INIT(&env->breakpoints);
     QTAILQ_INIT(&env->watchpoints);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
+    cpu->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
 #endif
     *penv = env;
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
diff --git a/include/qemu/cpu.h b/include/qemu/cpu.h
index 33f01d9..61b7698 100644
--- a/include/qemu/cpu.h
+++ b/include/qemu/cpu.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
     HANDLE hThread;
 #endif
+    int thread_id;
     struct QemuCond *halt_cond;
     struct qemu_work_item *queued_work_first, *queued_work_last;
     bool thread_kicked;