diff -r 37fd40f8300f -r 5eafde60758e src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc	Mon Mar 23 16:14:19 2015 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc	Wed Mar 25 16:41:27 2015 +0100
@@ -1440,16 +1440,16 @@
         thread[tid]->numInst++;
         thread[tid]->numInsts++;
         committedInsts[tid]++;
+        system->totalNumInsts++;
+
+        // Check for instruction-count-based events.
+        comInstEventQueue[tid]->serviceEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
+        system->instEventQueue.serviceEvents(system->totalNumInsts);
     }
     thread[tid]->numOp++;
     thread[tid]->numOps++;
     committedOps[tid]++;
 
-    system->totalNumInsts++;
-    // Check for instruction-count-based events.
-    comInstEventQueue[tid]->serviceEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
-    system->instEventQueue.serviceEvents(system->totalNumInsts);
-
     probeInstCommit(inst->staticInst);
 }
 
diff -r 37fd40f8300f -r 5eafde60758e src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc
--- a/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc	Mon Mar 23 16:14:19 2015 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/atomic.cc	Wed Mar 25 16:41:27 2015 +0100
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@
         _status = BaseSimpleCPU::Idle;
         notIdleFraction = 0;
     }
-
-    system->totalNumInsts = 0;
 }
 
 bool
diff -r 37fd40f8300f -r 5eafde60758e src/cpu/simple/timing.cc
--- a/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc	Mon Mar 23 16:14:19 2015 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/timing.cc	Wed Mar 25 16:41:27 2015 +0100
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@
       fetchEvent(this), drainManager(NULL)
 {
     _status = Idle;
-
-    system->totalNumInsts = 0;
 }
 
 
diff -r 37fd40f8300f -r 5eafde60758e src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
--- a/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc	Mon Mar 23 16:14:19 2015 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc	Wed Mar 25 16:41:27 2015 +0100
@@ -840,15 +840,15 @@
         thread->numInst++;
         thread->numInsts++;
         cpu.stats.numInsts++;
+        cpu.system->totalNumInsts++;
+
+        /* Act on events related to instruction counts */
+        cpu.comInstEventQueue[inst->id.threadId]->serviceEvents(thread->numInst);
+        cpu.system->instEventQueue.serviceEvents(cpu.system->totalNumInsts);
     }
     thread->numOp++;
     thread->numOps++;
     cpu.stats.numOps++;
-    cpu.system->totalNumInsts++;
-
-    /* Act on events related to instruction counts */
-    cpu.comInstEventQueue[inst->id.threadId]->serviceEvents(thread->numInst);
-    cpu.system->instEventQueue.serviceEvents(cpu.system->totalNumInsts);
 
     /* Set the CP SeqNum to the numOps commit number */
     if (inst->traceData)