diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 056284985d..a7f03eabe8 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,9 @@ static void arm_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 #endif
 
     cc->disas_set_info = arm_disas_set_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG
     cc->tcg_initialize = arm_translate_init;
+#endif
 }
 
 static void cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 53ec94ac9b..2f556c0ea3 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -4212,7 +4212,9 @@ static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 #endif
     cc->cpu_exec_enter = x86_cpu_exec_enter;
     cc->cpu_exec_exit = x86_cpu_exec_exit;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG
     cc->tcg_initialize = tcg_x86_init;
+#endif
 
     dc->user_creatable = true;
 }
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index 0ae70288dd..80812f3e08 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ static void mips_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     cc->vmsd = &vmstate_mips_cpu;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = mips_cpu_disas_set_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG
     cc->tcg_initialize = mips_tcg_init;
+#endif
 
     cc->gdb_num_core_regs = 73;
     cc->gdb_stop_before_watchpoint = true;
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
index 13436e4760..61a9552c1c 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -10578,7 +10578,9 @@ static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->virtio_is_big_endian = ppc_cpu_is_big_endian;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG
     cc->tcg_initialize = ppc_translate_init;
+#endif
 
     dc->fw_name = "PowerPC,UNKNOWN";
 }
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index 824dfd6b65..ae3cee91a2 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -497,7 +497,9 @@ static void s390_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 #endif
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = s390_cpu_disas_set_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG
     cc->tcg_initialize = s390x_translate_init;
+#endif
 
     cc->gdb_num_core_regs = S390_NUM_CORE_REGS;
     cc->gdb_core_xml_file = "s390x-core64.xml";