diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 826ce842c0..593695b424 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1796,8 +1796,8 @@ static void arm_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     int pagebits;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_TCG) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* Use pc-relative instructions in system-mode */
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cs->tcg_cflags |= CF_PCREL;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 2524881ce2..03822d9ba8 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -7221,8 +7221,8 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     static bool ht_warned;
     unsigned requested_lbr_fmt;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_TCG) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* Use pc-relative instructions in system-mode */
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cs->tcg_cflags |= CF_PCREL;
 #endif