diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.c b/target-arm/cpu.c
index 09206b5..e8faadb 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.c
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@
     acc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
-/* CPU models */
-
 static ObjectClass *arm_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc;
@@ -309,6 +307,9 @@
     return oc;
 }
 
+/* CPU models. These are not needed for the AArch64 linux-user build. */
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64)
+
 static void arm926_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
@@ -837,6 +838,8 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#endif /* !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64) */
+
 typedef struct ARMCPUInfo {
     const char *name;
     void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
@@ -844,6 +847,7 @@
 } ARMCPUInfo;
 
 static const ARMCPUInfo arm_cpus[] = {
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64)
     { .name = "arm926",      .initfn = arm926_initfn },
     { .name = "arm946",      .initfn = arm946_initfn },
     { .name = "arm1026",     .initfn = arm1026_initfn },
@@ -879,6 +883,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     { .name = "any",         .initfn = arm_any_initfn },
 #endif
+#endif
 };
 
 static void arm_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)