diff --git a/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp b/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp
index d1c73de0cb..19d454a8c0 100644
--- a/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/backends/qemu/qemu_virtual_machine.cpp
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ void mp::QemuVirtualMachine::on_shutdown()
         vm_process.reset(nullptr);
     }
 
-    state_wait.notify_all();
-
     monitor->on_shutdown();
 }