diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 69a08e8c2c..fd0f09c468 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ static int priv_spec_from_str(const char *priv_spec_str)
     return priv_version;
 }
 
-static const char *priv_spec_to_str(int priv_version)
+const char *priv_spec_to_str(int priv_version)
 {
     switch (priv_version) {
     case PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0:
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 6fe0d712b4..b4c9e13774 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -830,4 +830,5 @@ const char *satp_mode_str(uint8_t satp_mode, bool is_32_bit);
 /* Implemented in th_csr.c */
 void th_register_custom_csrs(RISCVCPU *cpu);
 
+const char *priv_spec_to_str(int priv_version);
 #endif /* RISCV_CPU_H */
diff --git a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index fa8a17cc60..4c6141f947 100644
--- a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -76,16 +76,11 @@ static void riscv_cpu_write_misa_bit(RISCVCPU *cpu, uint32_t bit,
 
 static const char *cpu_priv_ver_to_str(int priv_ver)
 {
-    switch (priv_ver) {
-    case PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0:
-        return "v1.10.0";
-    case PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0:
-        return "v1.11.0";
-    case PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0:
-        return "v1.12.0";
-    }
+    const char *priv_spec_str = priv_spec_to_str(priv_ver);
 
-    g_assert_not_reached();
+    g_assert(priv_spec_str);
+
+    return priv_spec_str;
 }
 
 static void riscv_cpu_synchronize_from_tb(CPUState *cs,