diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 2b380eff73..d90286dc46 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_cpus(RISCVVirtState *s, int socket,
             s->soc[socket].hartid_base + cpu);
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(ms->fdt, cpu_name);
 
-        satp_mode_max = satp_mode_max_from_map(
-            s->soc[socket].harts[cpu].cfg.satp_mode.map);
-        sv_name = g_strdup_printf("riscv,%s",
-                                  satp_mode_str(satp_mode_max, is_32_bit));
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_string(ms->fdt, cpu_name, "mmu-type", sv_name);
-        g_free(sv_name);
-
+        if (cpu_ptr->cfg.satp_mode.supported != 0) {
+            satp_mode_max = satp_mode_max_from_map(cpu_ptr->cfg.satp_mode.map);
+            sv_name = g_strdup_printf("riscv,%s",
+                                      satp_mode_str(satp_mode_max, is_32_bit));
+            qemu_fdt_setprop_string(ms->fdt, cpu_name, "mmu-type", sv_name);
+            g_free(sv_name);
+        }
 
         name = riscv_isa_string(cpu_ptr);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(ms->fdt, cpu_name, "riscv,isa", name);