diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/regfile.hh b/src/arch/alpha/regfile.hh
index 31472ec0e1..8980fcb40c 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/regfile.hh
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/regfile.hh
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ namespace AlphaISA
       public:
         MiscRegFile()
         {
+#if FULL_SYSTEM
             initializeIprTable();
+#endif
         }
 
         MiscReg readReg(int misc_reg);