diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index fd647534cf..6232e6513b 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "fpu/softfloat-helpers.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "kvm_riscv.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg.h"
 
@@ -1386,20 +1387,12 @@ static void riscv_cpu_validate_misa_priv(CPURISCVState *env, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+static void riscv_cpu_realize_tcg(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(dev);
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(dev);
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
-    RISCVCPUClass *mcc = RISCV_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
     riscv_cpu_validate_misa_mxl(cpu, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -1434,7 +1427,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    cs->tcg_cflags |= CF_PCREL;
+    CPU(dev)->tcg_cflags |= CF_PCREL;
 
     if (cpu->cfg.ext_sstc) {
         riscv_timer_init(cpu);
@@ -1447,6 +1440,28 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
      }
 #endif
+}
+
+static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    CPUState *cs = CPU(dev);
+    RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(dev);
+    RISCVCPUClass *mcc = RISCV_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+    cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
+    if (local_err != NULL) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (tcg_enabled()) {
+        riscv_cpu_realize_tcg(dev, &local_err);
+        if (local_err != NULL) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 
     riscv_cpu_finalize_features(cpu, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {