diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 4bad3d41d3..4d508624e1 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-machine.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"
 #include "standard-headers/asm-x86/kvm_para.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/i386/topology.h"
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/i386/sgx-epc.h"
@@ -4843,40 +4843,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_get_unavailable_features(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     visit_type_strList(v, "unavailable-features", &result, errp);
 }
 
-/* Check for missing features that may prevent the CPU class from
- * running using the current machine and accelerator.
- */
-static void x86_cpu_class_check_missing_features(X86CPUClass *xcc,
-                                                 strList **list)
-{
-    strList **tail = list;
-    X86CPU *xc;
-    Error *err = NULL;
-
-    if (xcc->host_cpuid_required && !accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
-        QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup("kvm"));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    xc = X86_CPU(object_new_with_class(OBJECT_CLASS(xcc)));
-
-    x86_cpu_expand_features(xc, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        /* Errors at x86_cpu_expand_features should never happen,
-         * but in case it does, just report the model as not
-         * runnable at all using the "type" property.
-         */
-        QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup("type"));
-        error_free(err);
-    }
-
-    x86_cpu_filter_features(xc, false);
-
-    x86_cpu_list_feature_names(xc->filtered_features, tail);
-
-    object_unref(OBJECT(xc));
-}
-
 /* Print all cpuid feature names in featureset
  */
 static void listflags(GList *features)
@@ -5005,6 +4971,42 @@ void x86_cpu_list(void)
     g_list_free(names);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+
+/* Check for missing features that may prevent the CPU class from
+ * running using the current machine and accelerator.
+ */
+static void x86_cpu_class_check_missing_features(X86CPUClass *xcc,
+                                                 strList **list)
+{
+    strList **tail = list;
+    X86CPU *xc;
+    Error *err = NULL;
+
+    if (xcc->host_cpuid_required && !accel_uses_host_cpuid()) {
+        QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup("kvm"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    xc = X86_CPU(object_new_with_class(OBJECT_CLASS(xcc)));
+
+    x86_cpu_expand_features(xc, &err);
+    if (err) {
+        /* Errors at x86_cpu_expand_features should never happen,
+         * but in case it does, just report the model as not
+         * runnable at all using the "type" property.
+         */
+        QAPI_LIST_APPEND(tail, g_strdup("type"));
+        error_free(err);
+    }
+
+    x86_cpu_filter_features(xc, false);
+
+    x86_cpu_list_feature_names(xc->filtered_features, tail);
+
+    object_unref(OBJECT(xc));
+}
+
 static void x86_cpu_definition_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc = data;
@@ -5045,6 +5047,8 @@ CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
     return cpu_list;
 }
 
+#endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
+
 uint64_t x86_cpu_get_supported_feature_word(FeatureWord w,
                                             bool migratable_only)
 {