diff --git a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index 29b5a88931..7174abb7f5 100644
--- a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ static bool riscv_cpu_is_generic(Object *cpu_obj)
     return object_dynamic_cast(cpu_obj, TYPE_RISCV_DYNAMIC_CPU) != NULL;
 }
 
+static bool riscv_cpu_is_vendor(Object *cpu_obj)
+{
+    return object_dynamic_cast(cpu_obj, TYPE_RISCV_VENDOR_CPU) != NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * We'll get here via the following path:
  *
@@ -736,7 +741,7 @@ static void cpu_set_misa_ext_cfg(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     target_ulong misa_bit = misa_ext_cfg->misa_bit;
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(obj);
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
-    bool generic_cpu = riscv_cpu_is_generic(obj);
+    bool vendor_cpu = riscv_cpu_is_vendor(obj);
     bool prev_val, value;
 
     if (!visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp)) {
@@ -750,7 +755,7 @@ static void cpu_set_misa_ext_cfg(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     }
 
     if (value) {
-        if (!generic_cpu) {
+        if (vendor_cpu) {
             g_autofree char *cpuname = riscv_cpu_get_name(cpu);
             error_setg(errp, "'%s' CPU does not allow enabling extensions",
                        cpuname);
@@ -855,7 +860,7 @@ static void cpu_set_multi_ext_cfg(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 {
     const RISCVCPUMultiExtConfig *multi_ext_cfg = opaque;
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(obj);
-    bool generic_cpu = riscv_cpu_is_generic(obj);
+    bool vendor_cpu = riscv_cpu_is_vendor(obj);
     bool prev_val, value;
 
     if (!visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp)) {
@@ -879,7 +884,7 @@ static void cpu_set_multi_ext_cfg(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
         return;
     }
 
-    if (value && !generic_cpu) {
+    if (value && vendor_cpu) {
         g_autofree char *cpuname = riscv_cpu_get_name(cpu);
         error_setg(errp, "'%s' CPU does not allow enabling extensions",
                    cpuname);