diff --git a/src/rtos/riscv_debug.c b/src/rtos/riscv_debug.c
index 0be869ef6..0402eb905 100644
--- a/src/rtos/riscv_debug.c
+++ b/src/rtos/riscv_debug.c
@@ -246,11 +246,12 @@ static int riscv_gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection, const char *packet,
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp(packet_stttrr, "vCont;c") == 0) {
-		target->state = TARGET_RUNNING;
-		gdb_set_frontend_state_running(connection);
 		target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_START);
 		target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_RESUME_START);
 		riscv_resume_all_harts(target);
+		target->state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+		gdb_set_frontend_state_running(connection);
+		target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_RESUMED);
 		target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_RESUME_END);
 		return JIM_OK;
 	}