diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index a6524ff27de4..322c570d211e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		ret = kvm_handle_mmio_return(vcpu, vcpu->run);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+		if (kvm_arm_handle_step_debug(vcpu, vcpu->run))
+			return 0;
+
 	}
 
 	if (run->immediate_exit)