diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5606e5dbd2..0c33bd9307 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ M: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
 L: qemu-arm@nongnu.org
 S: Maintained
 F: target/arm/
+F: target/arm/tcg/
 F: tests/tcg/arm/
 F: tests/tcg/aarch64/
 F: tests/qtest/arm-cpu-features.c
diff --git a/target/arm/meson.build b/target/arm/meson.build
index aa5aae9888..6dc7b800e6 100644
--- a/target/arm/meson.build
+++ b/target/arm/meson.build
@@ -1,22 +1,4 @@
-gen = [
-  decodetree.process('sve.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_sve'),
-  decodetree.process('sme.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_sme'),
-  decodetree.process('sme-fa64.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_sme_fa64'),
-  decodetree.process('neon-shared.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_neon_shared'),
-  decodetree.process('neon-dp.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_neon_dp'),
-  decodetree.process('neon-ls.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_neon_ls'),
-  decodetree.process('vfp.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_vfp'),
-  decodetree.process('vfp-uncond.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_vfp_uncond'),
-  decodetree.process('m-nocp.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_m_nocp'),
-  decodetree.process('mve.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_mve'),
-  decodetree.process('a32.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_a32'),
-  decodetree.process('a32-uncond.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_a32_uncond'),
-  decodetree.process('t32.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_t32'),
-  decodetree.process('t16.decode', extra_args: ['-w', '16', '--static-decode=disas_t16']),
-]
-
 arm_ss = ss.source_set()
-arm_ss.add(gen)
 arm_ss.add(files(
   'cpregs.c',
   'cpu.c',
@@ -30,11 +12,6 @@ arm_ss.add(files(
   'neon_helper.c',
   'op_helper.c',
   'tlb_helper.c',
-  'translate.c',
-  'translate-m-nocp.c',
-  'translate-mve.c',
-  'translate-neon.c',
-  'translate-vfp.c',
   'vec_helper.c',
   'vfp_helper.c',
   'cpu_tcg.c',
@@ -51,9 +28,6 @@ arm_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_AARCH64', if_true: files(
   'pauth_helper.c',
   'sve_helper.c',
   'sme_helper.c',
-  'translate-a64.c',
-  'translate-sve.c',
-  'translate-sme.c',
 ))
 
 arm_softmmu_ss = ss.source_set()
@@ -68,5 +42,9 @@ arm_softmmu_ss.add(files(
 
 subdir('hvf')
 
+if 'CONFIG_TCG' in config_all
+   subdir('tcg')
+endif
+
 target_arch += {'arm': arm_ss}
 target_softmmu_arch += {'arm': arm_softmmu_ss}
diff --git a/target/arm/a32-uncond.decode b/target/arm/tcg/a32-uncond.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/a32-uncond.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/a32-uncond.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/a32.decode b/target/arm/tcg/a32.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/a32.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/a32.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/m-nocp.decode b/target/arm/tcg/m-nocp.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/m-nocp.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/m-nocp.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/meson.build b/target/arm/tcg/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..044561bd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+gen = [
+  decodetree.process('sve.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_sve'),
+  decodetree.process('sme.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_sme'),
+  decodetree.process('sme-fa64.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_sme_fa64'),
+  decodetree.process('neon-shared.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_neon_shared'),
+  decodetree.process('neon-dp.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_neon_dp'),
+  decodetree.process('neon-ls.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_neon_ls'),
+  decodetree.process('vfp.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_vfp'),
+  decodetree.process('vfp-uncond.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_vfp_uncond'),
+  decodetree.process('m-nocp.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_m_nocp'),
+  decodetree.process('mve.decode', extra_args: '--decode=disas_mve'),
+  decodetree.process('a32.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_a32'),
+  decodetree.process('a32-uncond.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_a32_uncond'),
+  decodetree.process('t32.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=disas_t32'),
+  decodetree.process('t16.decode', extra_args: ['-w', '16', '--static-decode=disas_t16']),
+]
+
+arm_ss.add(gen)
+
+arm_ss.add(files(
+  'translate.c',
+  'translate-m-nocp.c',
+  'translate-mve.c',
+  'translate-neon.c',
+  'translate-vfp.c',
+))
+
+arm_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_AARCH64', if_true: files(
+  'translate-a64.c',
+  'translate-sve.c',
+  'translate-sme.c',
+))
diff --git a/target/arm/mve.decode b/target/arm/tcg/mve.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/mve.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/mve.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/neon-dp.decode b/target/arm/tcg/neon-dp.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/neon-dp.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/neon-dp.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/neon-ls.decode b/target/arm/tcg/neon-ls.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/neon-ls.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/neon-ls.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/neon-shared.decode b/target/arm/tcg/neon-shared.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/neon-shared.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/neon-shared.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/sme-fa64.decode b/target/arm/tcg/sme-fa64.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/sme-fa64.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/sme-fa64.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/sme.decode b/target/arm/tcg/sme.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/sme.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/sme.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/sve.decode b/target/arm/tcg/sve.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/sve.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/sve.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/t16.decode b/target/arm/tcg/t16.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/t16.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/t16.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/t32.decode b/target/arm/tcg/t32.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/t32.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/t32.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-a64.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-a64.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-a64.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-a64.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-a64.h b/target/arm/tcg/translate-a64.h
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-a64.h
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-a64.h
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-m-nocp.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-m-nocp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-m-nocp.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-m-nocp.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-mve.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-mve.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-mve.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-mve.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-neon.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-neon.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-neon.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-neon.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-sme.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-sme.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-sme.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-sme.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-sve.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-sve.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-sve.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-sve.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-vfp.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate-vfp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate-vfp.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate-vfp.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/tcg/translate.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate.c
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate.c
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.h b/target/arm/tcg/translate.h
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/translate.h
rename to target/arm/tcg/translate.h
diff --git a/target/arm/vfp-uncond.decode b/target/arm/tcg/vfp-uncond.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/vfp-uncond.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/vfp-uncond.decode
diff --git a/target/arm/vfp.decode b/target/arm/tcg/vfp.decode
similarity index 100%
rename from target/arm/vfp.decode
rename to target/arm/tcg/vfp.decode
