diff --git a/src/cpu/base.cc b/src/cpu/base.cc
--- a/src/cpu/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/base.cc
@@ -392,9 +392,10 @@
 {
     assert(!_switchedOut);
     _switchedOut = true;
-    if (profileEvent && profileEvent->scheduled())
+    if (FullSystem) {
+      if (profileEvent && profileEvent->scheduled())
         deschedule(profileEvent);
-
+    }
     // Flush all TLBs in the CPU to avoid having stale translations if
     // it gets switched in later.
     flushTLBs();