diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 695e01582b..978d24b5ec 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -6238,6 +6238,10 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
                 *ecx |= 1 << 1;    /* CmpLegacy bit */
             }
         }
+        if (tcg_enabled() && env->cpuid_vendor1 == CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL_1 &&
+            !(env->hflags & HF_LMA_MASK)) {
+            *edx &= ~CPUID_EXT2_SYSCALL;
+        }
         break;
     case 0x80000002:
     case 0x80000003:
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/translate.c b/target/i386/tcg/translate.c
index b2e2dccb84..ed4016f554 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/translate.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/translate.c
@@ -5692,7 +5692,10 @@ static bool disas_insn(DisasContext *s, CPUState *cpu)
         break;
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
     case 0x105: /* syscall */
-        /* XXX: is it usable in real mode ? */
+        /* For Intel SYSCALL is only valid in long mode */
+        if (!LMA(s) && env->cpuid_vendor1 == CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL_1) {
+            goto illegal_op;
+        }
         gen_update_cc_op(s);
         gen_update_eip_cur(s);
         gen_helper_syscall(cpu_env, cur_insn_len_i32(s));
@@ -5702,6 +5705,10 @@ static bool disas_insn(DisasContext *s, CPUState *cpu)
         gen_eob_worker(s, false, true);
         break;
     case 0x107: /* sysret */
+        /* For Intel SYSRET is only valid in long mode */
+        if (!LMA(s) && env->cpuid_vendor1 == CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL_1) {
+            goto illegal_op;
+        }
         if (!PE(s)) {
             gen_exception_gpf(s);
         } else {