diff --git a/src/cpu/386.c b/src/cpu/386.c
index ade157a32..fe05bb02e 100644
--- a/src/cpu/386.c
+++ b/src/cpu/386.c
@@ -257,6 +257,30 @@ exec386(int cycs)
 		if (!use32) cpu_state.pc &= 0xffff;
 #endif
 
+		if (cpu_state.abrt) {
+			flags_rebuild();
+			tempi = cpu_state.abrt & ABRT_MASK;
+			cpu_state.abrt = 0;
+			x86_doabrt(tempi);
+			if (cpu_state.abrt) {
+				cpu_state.abrt = 0;
+#ifndef USE_NEW_DYNAREC
+				CS = oldcs;
+#endif
+				cpu_state.pc = cpu_state.oldpc;
+				x386_log("Double fault %i\n", ins);
+				pmodeint(8, 0);
+				if (cpu_state.abrt) {
+					cpu_state.abrt = 0;
+					softresetx86();
+					cpu_set_edx();
+#ifdef ENABLE_386_LOG
+					x386_log("Triple fault - reset\n");
+#endif
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		ins_cycles -= cycles;
 		tsc += ins_cycles;
 
@@ -308,28 +332,6 @@ exec386(int cycs)
 					loadcs(readmemw(0, addr + 2));
 				}
 			}
-		} else if (cpu_state.abrt) {
-			flags_rebuild();
-			tempi = cpu_state.abrt & ABRT_MASK;
-			cpu_state.abrt = 0;
-			x86_doabrt(tempi);
-			if (cpu_state.abrt) {
-				cpu_state.abrt = 0;
-#ifndef USE_NEW_DYNAREC
-				CS = oldcs;
-#endif
-				cpu_state.pc = cpu_state.oldpc;
-				x386_log("Double fault %i\n", ins);
-				pmodeint(8, 0);
-				if (cpu_state.abrt) {
-					cpu_state.abrt = 0;
-					softresetx86();
-					cpu_set_edx();
-#ifdef ENABLE_386_LOG
-					x386_log("Triple fault - reset\n");
-#endif
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		cpu_end_block_after_ins = 0;