diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
@@ -1490,6 +1490,12 @@
 
 #ifdef BHYVE_SNAPSHOT
 	if (restore_file != NULL) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < guest_ncpus; i++) {
+			uint64_t dummy;
+
+			vm_get_register(ctx, i, 0, &dummy);
+		}
+
 		fprintf(stdout, "Pausing pci devs...\r\n");
 		if (vm_pause_user_devs() != 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to pause PCI device state.\n");