diff --git a/tcg/arm/tcg-target.c.inc b/tcg/arm/tcg-target.c.inc
index 5345c4e39c..29d63e98a8 100644
--- a/tcg/arm/tcg-target.c.inc
+++ b/tcg/arm/tcg-target.c.inc
@@ -2474,6 +2474,11 @@ static void tcg_target_init(TCGContext *s)
         if (pl != NULL && pl[0] == 'v' && pl[1] >= '4' && pl[1] <= '9') {
             arm_arch = pl[1] - '0';
         }
+
+        if (arm_arch < 6) {
+            error_report("TCG: ARMv%d is unsupported; exiting", arm_arch);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
     }
 
     tcg_target_available_regs[TCG_TYPE_I32] = ALL_GENERAL_REGS;