diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index ebc1db03d7..c0ab00385f 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void cpu_exec_step_atomic(CPUState *cpu)
         cpu_tb_exec(cpu, tb, &tb_exit);
         cpu_exec_exit(cpu);
     } else {
-#ifndef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
         clear_helper_retaddr();
         if (have_mmap_lock()) {
             mmap_unlock();
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static int cpu_exec_setjmp(CPUState *cpu, SyncClocks *sc)
         /* Non-buggy compilers preserve this; assert the correct value. */
         g_assert(cpu == current_cpu);
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
         clear_helper_retaddr();
         if (have_mmap_lock()) {
             mmap_unlock();
diff --git a/accel/tcg/internal.h b/accel/tcg/internal.h
index 24f225cac7..65380ccb42 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/internal.h
+++ b/accel/tcg/internal.h
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
  * memory related structures are protected with mmap_lock.
  * In !user-mode we use per-page locks.
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
-#define assert_memory_lock()
-#else
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #define assert_memory_lock() tcg_debug_assert(have_mmap_lock())
+#else
+#define assert_memory_lock()
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG)