diff --git a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index 2b21942ef2..cb9b504012 100644
--- a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_validate_profile(RISCVCPU *cpu,
 #endif
 
     if (profile->priv_spec != RISCV_PROFILE_ATTR_UNUSED &&
-        profile->priv_spec != env->priv_ver) {
+        profile->priv_spec > env->priv_ver) {
         profile_impl = false;
 
         if (send_warn) {