diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index f99253746a..2cb0af9b22 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ static void kick_tcg_thread(void *opaque)
 
 static void start_tcg_kick_timer(void)
 {
-    if (!mttcg_enabled && !tcg_kick_vcpu_timer && CPU_NEXT(first_cpu)) {
+    assert(!mttcg_enabled);
+    if (!tcg_kick_vcpu_timer && CPU_NEXT(first_cpu)) {
         tcg_kick_vcpu_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
                                            kick_tcg_thread, NULL);
         timer_mod(tcg_kick_vcpu_timer, qemu_tcg_next_kick());
@@ -918,6 +919,7 @@ static void start_tcg_kick_timer(void)
 
 static void stop_tcg_kick_timer(void)
 {
+    assert(!mttcg_enabled);
     if (tcg_kick_vcpu_timer) {
         timer_del(tcg_kick_vcpu_timer);
         tcg_kick_vcpu_timer = NULL;
@@ -1137,18 +1139,9 @@ static void qemu_wait_io_event_common(CPUState *cpu)
     process_queued_cpu_work(cpu);
 }
 
-static bool qemu_tcg_should_sleep(CPUState *cpu)
+static void qemu_tcg_rr_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-    if (mttcg_enabled) {
-        return cpu_thread_is_idle(cpu);
-    } else {
-        return all_cpu_threads_idle();
-    }
-}
-
-static void qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
-{
-    while (qemu_tcg_should_sleep(cpu)) {
+    while (all_cpu_threads_idle()) {
         stop_tcg_kick_timer();
         qemu_cond_wait(cpu->halt_cond, &qemu_global_mutex);
     }
@@ -1158,20 +1151,18 @@ static void qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
     qemu_wait_io_event_common(cpu);
 }
 
-static void qemu_kvm_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
+static void qemu_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     while (cpu_thread_is_idle(cpu)) {
         qemu_cond_wait(cpu->halt_cond, &qemu_global_mutex);
     }
 
-    qemu_wait_io_event_common(cpu);
-}
-
-static void qemu_hvf_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
-{
-    while (cpu_thread_is_idle(cpu)) {
-        qemu_cond_wait(cpu->halt_cond, &qemu_global_mutex);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    /* Eat dummy APC queued by qemu_cpu_kick_thread.  */
+    if (!tcg_enabled()) {
+        SleepEx(0, TRUE);
     }
+#endif
     qemu_wait_io_event_common(cpu);
 }
 
@@ -1207,7 +1198,7 @@ static void *qemu_kvm_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
                 cpu_handle_guest_debug(cpu);
             }
         }
-        qemu_kvm_wait_io_event(cpu);
+        qemu_wait_io_event(cpu);
     } while (!cpu->unplug || cpu_can_run(cpu));
 
     qemu_kvm_destroy_vcpu(cpu);
@@ -1253,7 +1244,7 @@ static void *qemu_dummy_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
             exit(1);
         }
         qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
-        qemu_wait_io_event_common(cpu);
+        qemu_wait_io_event(cpu);
     }
 
     return NULL;
@@ -1470,7 +1461,7 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_rr_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
             atomic_mb_set(&cpu->exit_request, 0);
         }
 
-        qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(cpu ? cpu : QTAILQ_FIRST(&cpus));
+        qemu_tcg_rr_wait_io_event(cpu ? cpu : QTAILQ_FIRST(&cpus));
         deal_with_unplugged_cpus();
     }
 
@@ -1501,13 +1492,7 @@ static void *qemu_hax_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
             }
         }
 
-        while (cpu_thread_is_idle(cpu)) {
-            qemu_cond_wait(cpu->halt_cond, &qemu_global_mutex);
-        }
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        SleepEx(0, TRUE);
-#endif
-        qemu_wait_io_event_common(cpu);
+        qemu_wait_io_event(cpu);
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -1544,7 +1529,7 @@ static void *qemu_hvf_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
                 cpu_handle_guest_debug(cpu);
             }
         }
-        qemu_hvf_wait_io_event(cpu);
+        qemu_wait_io_event(cpu);
     } while (!cpu->unplug || cpu_can_run(cpu));
 
     hvf_vcpu_destroy(cpu);
@@ -1623,7 +1608,7 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
         }
 
         atomic_mb_set(&cpu->exit_request, 0);
-        qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(cpu);
+        qemu_wait_io_event(cpu);
     }
 
     return NULL;