diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.c b/target/nios2/cpu.c
index 5e37defef8..947bb09bc1 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.c
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static void nios2_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     ncc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static bool nios2_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
 {
     Nios2CPU *cpu = NIOS2_CPU(cs);
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ static bool nios2_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
     }
     return false;
 }
-
+#endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
 static void nios2_cpu_disas_set_info(CPUState *cpu, disassemble_info *info)
 {
@@ -219,10 +220,10 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps nios2_sysemu_ops = {
 
 static const struct TCGCPUOps nios2_tcg_ops = {
     .initialize = nios2_tcg_init,
-    .cpu_exec_interrupt = nios2_cpu_exec_interrupt,
     .tlb_fill = nios2_cpu_tlb_fill,
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    .cpu_exec_interrupt = nios2_cpu_exec_interrupt,
     .do_interrupt = nios2_cpu_do_interrupt,
     .do_unaligned_access = nios2_cpu_do_unaligned_access,
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */