diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index bd34e429ec..27cb04152f 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps openrisc_sysemu_ops = {
 
 static const struct TCGCPUOps openrisc_tcg_ops = {
     .initialize = openrisc_translate_init,
-    .cpu_exec_interrupt = openrisc_cpu_exec_interrupt,
     .tlb_fill = openrisc_cpu_tlb_fill,
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    .cpu_exec_interrupt = openrisc_cpu_exec_interrupt,
     .do_interrupt = openrisc_cpu_do_interrupt,
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 };
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.h b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
index 82cbaeb4f8..be6df81a81 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -312,8 +312,6 @@ struct OpenRISCCPU {
 
 
 void cpu_openrisc_list(void);
-void openrisc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
-bool openrisc_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
 void openrisc_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cpu, FILE *f, int flags);
 hwaddr openrisc_cpu_get_phys_page_debug(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr);
 int openrisc_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg);
@@ -331,6 +329,9 @@ int print_insn_or1k(bfd_vma addr, disassemble_info *info);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_openrisc_cpu;
 
+void openrisc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
+bool openrisc_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
+
 /* hw/openrisc_pic.c */
 void cpu_openrisc_pic_init(OpenRISCCPU *cpu);
 
diff --git a/target/openrisc/interrupt.c b/target/openrisc/interrupt.c
index 3eab771dcd..19223e3f25 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/interrupt.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/interrupt.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 void openrisc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     OpenRISCCPU *cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(cs);
     CPUOpenRISCState *env = &cpu->env;
     int exception = cs->exception_index;
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ void openrisc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
     } else {
         cpu_abort(cs, "Unhandled exception 0x%x\n", exception);
     }
-#endif
 
     cs->exception_index = -1;
 }
diff --git a/target/openrisc/meson.build b/target/openrisc/meson.build
index 9774a58306..e445dec4a0 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/meson.build
+++ b/target/openrisc/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ openrisc_ss.add(files(
   'exception_helper.c',
   'fpu_helper.c',
   'gdbstub.c',
-  'interrupt.c',
   'interrupt_helper.c',
   'mmu.c',
   'sys_helper.c',
@@ -17,7 +16,10 @@ openrisc_ss.add(files(
 ))
 
 openrisc_softmmu_ss = ss.source_set()
-openrisc_softmmu_ss.add(files('machine.c'))
+openrisc_softmmu_ss.add(files(
+  'interrupt.c',
+  'machine.c',
+))
 
 target_arch += {'openrisc': openrisc_ss}
 target_softmmu_arch += {'openrisc': openrisc_softmmu_ss}