diff --git a/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.h b/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.h
index d792dc720f9..9bf2c4244b7 100644
--- a/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.h
+++ b/bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.h
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ static inline void target_cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
             }
             break;
 
+        case EXCP_SYSCALL:
+            /* doesn't do anything */
+            break;
+
         case EXCP_INTERRUPT:
             /* just indicate that signals should be handled asap */
             break;
diff --git a/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c
index 2d0918a93ff..9eeda551eaf 100644
--- a/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/i386/cpu_loop.c
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
 
         switch(trapnr) {
         case 0x80:
+#ifndef TARGET_X86_64
+        case EXCP_SYSCALL:
+#endif
             /* linux syscall from int $0x80 */
             ret = do_syscall(env,
                              env->regs[R_EAX],
@@ -227,9 +230,9 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
                 env->regs[R_EAX] = ret;
             }
             break;
-#ifndef TARGET_ABI32
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
         case EXCP_SYSCALL:
-            /* linux syscall from syscall instruction */
+            /* linux syscall from syscall instruction.  */
             ret = do_syscall(env,
                              env->regs[R_EAX],
                              env->regs[R_EDI],
@@ -245,8 +248,6 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
                 env->regs[R_EAX] = ret;
             }
             break;
-#endif
-#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
         case EXCP_VSYSCALL:
             emulate_vsyscall(env);
             break;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 4d52e612ac7..c0fb6b3ad92 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void x86_cpu_vendor_words2str(char *dst, uint32_t vendor1,
           CPUID_EXT_X2APIC, CPUID_EXT_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER */
 
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
-#define TCG_EXT2_X86_64_FEATURES (CPUID_EXT2_SYSCALL | CPUID_EXT2_LM)
+#define TCG_EXT2_X86_64_FEATURES CPUID_EXT2_LM
 #else
 #define TCG_EXT2_X86_64_FEATURES 0
 #endif
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ void x86_cpu_vendor_words2str(char *dst, uint32_t vendor1,
 #define TCG_EXT2_FEATURES ((TCG_FEATURES & CPUID_EXT2_AMD_ALIASES) | \
           CPUID_EXT2_NX | CPUID_EXT2_MMXEXT | CPUID_EXT2_RDTSCP | \
           CPUID_EXT2_3DNOW | CPUID_EXT2_3DNOWEXT | CPUID_EXT2_PDPE1GB | \
-          TCG_EXT2_X86_64_FEATURES)
+          CPUID_EXT2_SYSCALL | TCG_EXT2_X86_64_FEATURES)
 #define TCG_EXT3_FEATURES (CPUID_EXT3_LAHF_LM | CPUID_EXT3_SVM | \
           CPUID_EXT3_CR8LEG | CPUID_EXT3_ABM | CPUID_EXT3_SSE4A | \
           CPUID_EXT3_3DNOWPREFETCH)
diff --git a/target/i386/helper.h b/target/i386/helper.h
index c93c1d6c8f5..ac2b04abd63 100644
--- a/target/i386/helper.h
+++ b/target/i386/helper.h
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(get_dr, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, tl, env, int)
 
 DEF_HELPER_1(sysenter, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_2(sysexit, void, env, int)
-#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
 DEF_HELPER_2(syscall, void, env, int)
 DEF_HELPER_2(sysret, void, env, int)
-#endif
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(pause, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, noreturn, env, int)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(raise_interrupt, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, noreturn, env, int, int)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(raise_exception, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, noreturn, env, int)
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c
index 03b58e94a2d..e8d19c65fdc 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c
@@ -977,6 +977,7 @@ static void do_interrupt64(CPUX86State *env, int intno, int is_int,
                    e2);
     env->eip = offset;
 }
+#endif /* TARGET_X86_64 */
 
 void helper_sysret(CPUX86State *env, int dflag)
 {
@@ -990,6 +991,7 @@ void helper_sysret(CPUX86State *env, int dflag)
         raise_exception_err_ra(env, EXCP0D_GPF, 0, GETPC());
     }
     selector = (env->star >> 48) & 0xffff;
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
     if (env->hflags & HF_LMA_MASK) {
         cpu_load_eflags(env, (uint32_t)(env->regs[11]), TF_MASK | AC_MASK
                         | ID_MASK | IF_MASK | IOPL_MASK | VM_MASK | RF_MASK |
@@ -1015,7 +1017,9 @@ void helper_sysret(CPUX86State *env, int dflag)
                                DESC_G_MASK | DESC_B_MASK | DESC_P_MASK |
                                DESC_S_MASK | (3 << DESC_DPL_SHIFT) |
                                DESC_W_MASK | DESC_A_MASK);
-    } else {
+    } else
+#endif
+    {
         env->eflags |= IF_MASK;
         cpu_x86_load_seg_cache(env, R_CS, selector | 3,
                                0, 0xffffffff,
@@ -1030,7 +1034,6 @@ void helper_sysret(CPUX86State *env, int dflag)
                                DESC_W_MASK | DESC_A_MASK);
     }
 }
-#endif /* TARGET_X86_64 */
 
 /* real mode interrupt */
 static void do_interrupt_real(CPUX86State *env, int intno, int is_int,
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c
index 2c9bd007adb..1cb5a0db45c 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/seg_helper.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "tcg/helper-tcg.h"
 #include "../seg_helper.h"
 
-#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
 void helper_syscall(CPUX86State *env, int next_eip_addend)
 {
     int selector;
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ void helper_syscall(CPUX86State *env, int next_eip_addend)
         raise_exception_err_ra(env, EXCP06_ILLOP, 0, GETPC());
     }
     selector = (env->star >> 32) & 0xffff;
+#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
     if (env->hflags & HF_LMA_MASK) {
         int code64;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ void helper_syscall(CPUX86State *env, int next_eip_addend)
         } else {
             env->eip = env->cstar;
         }
-    } else {
+    } else
+#endif
+    {
         env->regs[R_ECX] = (uint32_t)(env->eip + next_eip_addend);
 
         env->eflags &= ~(IF_MASK | RF_MASK | VM_MASK);
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ void helper_syscall(CPUX86State *env, int next_eip_addend)
         env->eip = (uint32_t)env->star;
     }
 }
-#endif /* TARGET_X86_64 */
 
 void handle_even_inj(CPUX86State *env, int intno, int is_int,
                      int error_code, int is_hw, int rm)
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/translate.c b/target/i386/tcg/translate.c
index a6c24241338..28cb3fb7f4b 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/translate.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/translate.c
@@ -5704,7 +5704,6 @@ static bool disas_insn(DisasContext *s, CPUState *cpu)
             s->base.is_jmp = DISAS_EOB_ONLY;
         }
         break;
-#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
     case 0x105: /* syscall */
         /* For Intel SYSCALL is only valid in long mode */
         if (!LMA(s) && env->cpuid_vendor1 == CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL_1) {
@@ -5738,7 +5737,6 @@ static bool disas_insn(DisasContext *s, CPUState *cpu)
             gen_eob_worker(s, false, true);
         }
         break;
-#endif
     case 0x1a2: /* cpuid */
         gen_update_cc_op(s);
         gen_update_eip_cur(s);
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/user/seg_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/user/seg_helper.c
index 67481b0aa8e..c45f2ac2ba6 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/user/seg_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/user/seg_helper.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "tcg/helper-tcg.h"
 #include "tcg/seg_helper.h"
 
-#ifdef TARGET_X86_64
 void helper_syscall(CPUX86State *env, int next_eip_addend)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ void helper_syscall(CPUX86State *env, int next_eip_addend)
     env->exception_next_eip = env->eip + next_eip_addend;
     cpu_loop_exit(cs);
 }
-#endif /* TARGET_X86_64 */
 
 /*
  * fake user mode interrupt. is_int is TRUE if coming from the int
