diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9e407ce2e3..64960c6000 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2483,7 +2483,11 @@ for target in $target_list; do
       tcg_tests_targets="$tcg_tests_targets $target"
   fi
 done
-echo "TCG_TESTS_TARGETS=$tcg_tests_targets" >> config-host.mak)
+
+if test "$tcg" = "enabled"; then
+    echo "TCG_TESTS_TARGETS=$tcg_tests_targets" >> config-host.mak
+fi
+)
 
 if test "$skip_meson" = no; then
   cross="config-meson.cross.new"