diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index 245fd6327d..9010dad073 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -857,8 +857,7 @@ static inline bool cpu_handle_interrupt(CPUState *cpu,
         else {
             const TCGCPUOps *tcg_ops = cpu->cc->tcg_ops;
 
-            if (tcg_ops->cpu_exec_interrupt &&
-                tcg_ops->cpu_exec_interrupt(cpu, interrupt_request)) {
+            if (tcg_ops->cpu_exec_interrupt(cpu, interrupt_request)) {
                 if (!tcg_ops->need_replay_interrupt ||
                     tcg_ops->need_replay_interrupt(interrupt_request)) {
                     replay_interrupt();
@@ -1080,6 +1079,7 @@ bool tcg_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
         /* Check mandatory TCGCPUOps handlers */
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
         assert(cpu->cc->tcg_ops->cpu_exec_halt);
+        assert(cpu->cc->tcg_ops->cpu_exec_interrupt);
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
         cpu->cc->tcg_ops->initialize();
         tcg_target_initialized = true;
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index 4d9c0368f2..1a26171590 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ static void tc37x_initfn(Object *obj)
     set_feature(&cpu->env, TRICORE_FEATURE_162);
 }
 
+static bool tricore_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
+{
+    /* Interrupts are not implemented */
+    return false;
+}
 
 #include "hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h"
 
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ static const TCGCPUOps tricore_tcg_ops = {
     .synchronize_from_tb = tricore_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = tricore_restore_state_to_opc,
     .tlb_fill = tricore_cpu_tlb_fill,
+    .cpu_exec_interrupt = tricore_cpu_exec_interrupt,
     .cpu_exec_halt = tricore_cpu_has_work,
 };