diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index cdaab1d..7ca2b71 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -287,35 +287,29 @@
     TranslationBlock *tb;
 
     tb = tb_find_physical(cpu, pc, cs_base, flags);
-    if (tb) {
-        goto found;
-    }
+    if (!tb) {
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    /* mmap_lock is needed by tb_gen_code, and mmap_lock must be
-     * taken outside tb_lock.  Since we're momentarily dropping
-     * tb_lock, there's a chance that our desired tb has been
-     * translated.
-     */
-    tb_unlock();
-    mmap_lock();
-    tb_lock();
-    tb = tb_find_physical(cpu, pc, cs_base, flags);
-    if (tb) {
+        /* mmap_lock is needed by tb_gen_code, and mmap_lock must be
+         * taken outside tb_lock. As system emulation is currently
+         * single threaded the locks are NOPs.
+         */
+        mmap_lock();
+        tb_lock();
+
+        /* There's a chance that our desired tb has been translated while
+         * taking the locks so we check again inside the lock.
+         */
+        tb = tb_find_physical(cpu, pc, cs_base, flags);
+        if (!tb) {
+            /* if no translated code available, then translate it now */
+            tb = tb_gen_code(cpu, pc, cs_base, flags, 0);
+        }
+
+        tb_unlock();
         mmap_unlock();
-        goto found;
     }
-#endif
 
-    /* if no translated code available, then translate it now */
-    tb = tb_gen_code(cpu, pc, cs_base, flags, 0);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    mmap_unlock();
-#endif
-
-found:
-    /* we add the TB in the virtual pc hash table */
+    /* We add the TB in the virtual pc hash table for the fast lookup */
     atomic_set(&cpu->tb_jmp_cache[tb_jmp_cache_hash_func(pc)], tb);
     return tb;
 }
@@ -333,7 +327,6 @@
        always be the same before a given translated block
        is executed. */
     cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(env, &pc, &cs_base, &flags);
-    tb_lock();
     tb = atomic_rcu_read(&cpu->tb_jmp_cache[tb_jmp_cache_hash_func(pc)]);
     if (unlikely(!tb || tb->pc != pc || tb->cs_base != cs_base ||
                  tb->flags != flags)) {
@@ -350,14 +343,15 @@
 #endif
     /* See if we can patch the calling TB. */
     if (last_tb && !qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_NOCHAIN)) {
+        tb_lock();
         /* Check if translation buffer has been flushed */
         if (cpu->tb_flushed) {
             cpu->tb_flushed = false;
         } else if (!tb->invalid) {
             tb_add_jump(last_tb, tb_exit, tb);
         }
+        tb_unlock();
     }
-    tb_unlock();
     return tb;
 }