diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index a27dc8003f..6289e5256c 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,11 @@ static void hmp_info_registers(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
 static void hmp_info_jit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
+    if (!tcg_enabled()) {
+        error_report("JIT information is only available with accel=tcg");
+        return;
+    }
+
     dump_exec_info((FILE *)mon, monitor_fprintf);
     dump_drift_info((FILE *)mon, monitor_fprintf);
 }