diff --git a/target-lm32/helper.c b/target-lm32/helper.c
index fc0b444..d6f38bf 100644
--- a/target-lm32/helper.c
+++ b/target-lm32/helper.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ CPUState *cpu_lm32_init(const char *cpu_model)
     cpu_reset(env);
     qemu_init_vcpu(env);
 
-    if (!tcg_initialized) {
+    if (tcg_enabled() && !tcg_initialized) {
         tcg_initialized = 1;
         lm32_translate_init();
     }