diff --git a/qemu/target/i386/unicorn.c b/qemu/target/i386/unicorn.c
index bb58c7b2..7a51e649 100644
--- a/qemu/target/i386/unicorn.c
+++ b/qemu/target/i386/unicorn.c
@@ -1338,10 +1338,11 @@ static bool x86_stop_interrupt(int intno)
 
 static bool x86_insn_hook_validate(uint32_t insn_enum)
 {
-    //for x86 we can only hook IN, OUT, and SYSCALL
+    //for x86 we can only hook IN, OUT, SYSCALL, and SYSENTER
     if (insn_enum != UC_X86_INS_IN
         &&  insn_enum != UC_X86_INS_OUT
-        &&  insn_enum != UC_X86_INS_SYSCALL) {
+        &&  insn_enum != UC_X86_INS_SYSCALL
+        &&  insn_enum != UC_X86_INS_SYSENTER) {
         return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/tests/regress/sysenter_hook_x86.c b/tests/regress/sysenter_hook_x86.c
index af92c1c5..7cf7b7c9 100644
--- a/tests/regress/sysenter_hook_x86.c
+++ b/tests/regress/sysenter_hook_x86.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
   }
 
   // Hook the SYSENTER instructions
-  if (uc_hook_add (uc, &sysenterHook, UC_HOOK_INSN, sysenter, NULL, UC_X86_INS_SYSENTER, 1, 0) != UC_ERR_OK) {
+  if (uc_hook_add (uc, &sysenterHook, UC_HOOK_INSN, sysenter, NULL, 1, 0, UC_X86_INS_SYSENTER) != UC_ERR_OK) {
       printf ("Cannot hook SYSENTER instruction\n.");
       return -1;
   }