diff --git a/plugins/api.c b/plugins/api.c
index 24ea64e2de5c..6cb9d81a0a23 100644
--- a/plugins/api.c
+++ b/plugins/api.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_exit_cb(qemu_plugin_id_t id,
 
 static bool tb_is_mem_only(void)
 {
+    return false;
     return tb_cflags(tcg_ctx->gen_tb) & CF_MEMI_ONLY;
 }