diff -r f9e76b1eb79a -r c1585edc3d31 src/sim/eventq.cc
--- a/src/sim/eventq.cc	Tue Jan 22 00:13:28 2013 -0600
+++ b/src/sim/eventq.cc	Thu Jan 24 14:12:56 2013 -0600
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@
 void
 EventQueue::serialize(ostream &os)
 {
+    paramOut(os, "curTick", getCurTick());
+
     std::list<Event *> eventPtrs;
 
     int numEvents = 0;
@@ -297,6 +299,10 @@
 void
 EventQueue::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
 {
+    Tick tick;
+    paramIn(cp, section, "curTick", tick);
+    setCurTick(tick);
+
     int numEvents;
     UNSERIALIZE_SCALAR(numEvents);
 
diff -r f9e76b1eb79a -r c1585edc3d31 src/sim/serialize.cc
--- a/src/sim/serialize.cc	Tue Jan 22 00:13:28 2013 -0600
+++ b/src/sim/serialize.cc	Thu Jan 24 14:12:56 2013 -0600
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@
 Globals::serialize(ostream &os)
 {
     nameOut(os);
-    paramOut(os, "curTick", curTick());
 
     nameOut(os, "MainEventQueue");
     mainEventQueue.serialize(os);
@@ -463,10 +462,6 @@
 void
 Globals::unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section)
 {
-    Tick tick;
-    paramIn(cp, section, "curTick", tick);
-    mainEventQueue.setCurTick(tick);
-
     mainEventQueue.unserialize(cp, "MainEventQueue");
 }