diff --git a/plugins/api.c b/plugins/api.c
index 3c7dc406e3..b22998cd7c 100644
--- a/plugins/api.c
+++ b/plugins/api.c
@@ -266,10 +266,12 @@ bool qemu_plugin_mem_is_store(qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
 static __thread struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr hwaddr_info;
+#endif
 
 struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *qemu_plugin_get_hwaddr(qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info,
                                                   uint64_t vaddr)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
     CPUState *cpu = current_cpu;
     unsigned int mmu_idx = info >> TRACE_MEM_MMU_SHIFT;
     hwaddr_info.is_store = info & TRACE_MEM_ST;
@@ -281,14 +283,10 @@ struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *qemu_plugin_get_hwaddr(qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info,
     }
 
     return &hwaddr_info;
-}
 #else
-struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *qemu_plugin_get_hwaddr(qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info,
-                                                  uint64_t vaddr)
-{
     return NULL;
-}
 #endif
+}
 
 bool qemu_plugin_hwaddr_is_io(const struct qemu_plugin_hwaddr *haddr)
 {