diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5e3f7f24e9..30263d6349 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1391,15 +1391,11 @@ void main_loop_wait(int nonblocking)
 
 static int vm_can_run(void)
 {
-    if (powerdown_requested)
-        return 0;
-    if (reset_requested)
-        return 0;
-    if (shutdown_requested)
-        return 0;
-    if (debug_requested)
-        return 0;
-    return 1;
+    return !(powerdown_requested ||
+             reset_requested ||
+             shutdown_requested ||
+             debug_requested ||
+             vmstop_requested);
 }
 
 qemu_irq qemu_system_powerdown;