diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 7544fff392..bd73b61d3c 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -177,6 +177,43 @@ static void isa_ext_update_enabled(RISCVCPU *cpu, uint32_t ext_offset,
     *ext_enabled = en;
 }
 
+static int cpu_cfg_ext_get_min_version(uint32_t ext_offset)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(isa_edata_arr); i++) {
+        if (isa_edata_arr[i].ext_enable_offset != ext_offset) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        return isa_edata_arr[i].min_version;
+    }
+
+    g_assert_not_reached();
+}
+
+static void cpu_cfg_ext_auto_update(RISCVCPU *cpu, uint32_t ext_offset,
+                                    bool value)
+{
+    CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
+    bool prev_val = isa_ext_is_enabled(cpu, ext_offset);
+    int min_version;
+
+    if (prev_val == value) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (value && env->priv_ver != PRIV_VERSION_LATEST) {
+        /* Do not enable it if priv_ver is older than min_version */
+        min_version = cpu_cfg_ext_get_min_version(ext_offset);
+        if (env->priv_ver < min_version) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    isa_ext_update_enabled(cpu, ext_offset, value);
+}
+
 const char * const riscv_int_regnames[] = {
     "x0/zero", "x1/ra",  "x2/sp",  "x3/gp",  "x4/tp",  "x5/t0",   "x6/t1",
     "x7/t2",   "x8/s0",  "x9/s1",  "x10/a0", "x11/a1", "x12/a2",  "x13/a3",
@@ -1268,12 +1305,12 @@ void riscv_cpu_validate_set_extensions(RISCVCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 
     /* zca, zcd and zcf has a PRIV 1.12.0 restriction */
     if (riscv_has_ext(env, RVC) && env->priv_ver >= PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0) {
-        cpu->cfg.ext_zca = true;
+        cpu_cfg_ext_auto_update(cpu, CPU_CFG_OFFSET(ext_zca), true);
         if (riscv_has_ext(env, RVF) && env->misa_mxl_max == MXL_RV32) {
-            cpu->cfg.ext_zcf = true;
+            cpu_cfg_ext_auto_update(cpu, CPU_CFG_OFFSET(ext_zcf), true);
         }
         if (riscv_has_ext(env, RVD)) {
-            cpu->cfg.ext_zcd = true;
+            cpu_cfg_ext_auto_update(cpu, CPU_CFG_OFFSET(ext_zcd), true);
         }
     }