diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5bd22f431a..3a13ba3307 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ tcg_arch = config_host['ARCH']
 if not get_option('tcg').disabled()
   if cpu not in supported_cpus
     if get_option('tcg_interpreter')
-      warning('Unsupported CPU @0@, will use TCG with TCI (experimental)'.format(cpu))
+      warning('Unsupported CPU @0@, will use TCG with TCI (experimental and slow)'.format(cpu))
     else
       error('Unsupported CPU @0@, try --enable-tcg-interpreter'.format(cpu))
     endif
@@ -2509,8 +2509,12 @@ if have_system
 endif
 summary_info += {'TCG support':       config_all.has_key('CONFIG_TCG')}
 if config_all.has_key('CONFIG_TCG')
+  if get_option('tcg_interpreter')
+    summary_info += {'TCG backend':   'TCI (TCG with bytecode interpreter, experimental and slow)'}
+  else
+    summary_info += {'TCG backend':   'native (@0@)'.format(cpu)}
+  endif
   summary_info += {'TCG debug enabled': config_host.has_key('CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG')}
-  summary_info += {'TCG interpreter':   tcg_arch == 'tci'}
 endif
 summary_info += {'target list':       ' '.join(target_dirs)}
 if have_system