diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index 7e560ea7db..d2ec2c5351 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -6697,6 +6697,7 @@ static uint64_t id_pfr1_read(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri)
     return pfr1;
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static uint64_t id_aa64pfr0_read(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
@@ -6707,6 +6708,7 @@ static uint64_t id_aa64pfr0_read(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri)
     }
     return pfr0;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Shared logic between LORID and the rest of the LOR* registers.
  * Secure state has already been delt with.
@@ -7280,16 +7282,24 @@ void register_cp_regs_for_features(ARMCPU *cpu)
          * define new registers here.
          */
         ARMCPRegInfo v8_idregs[] = {
-            /* ID_AA64PFR0_EL1 is not a plain ARM_CP_CONST because we don't
-             * know the right value for the GIC field until after we
-             * define these regs.
+            /*
+             * ID_AA64PFR0_EL1 is not a plain ARM_CP_CONST in system
+             * emulation because we don't know the right value for the
+             * GIC field until after we define these regs.
              */
             { .name = "ID_AA64PFR0_EL1", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
               .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 0, .crn = 0, .crm = 4, .opc2 = 0,
-              .access = PL1_R, .type = ARM_CP_NO_RAW,
+              .access = PL1_R,
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+              .type = ARM_CP_CONST,
+              .resetvalue = cpu->isar.id_aa64pfr0
+#else
+              .type = ARM_CP_NO_RAW,
               .accessfn = access_aa64_tid3,
               .readfn = id_aa64pfr0_read,
-              .writefn = arm_cp_write_ignore },
+              .writefn = arm_cp_write_ignore
+#endif
+            },
             { .name = "ID_AA64PFR1_EL1", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
               .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 0, .crn = 0, .crm = 4, .opc2 = 1,
               .access = PL1_R, .type = ARM_CP_CONST,