diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 05e6521351..1b57b3c439 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(obj);
 
-    cpu->cfg.ext_counters = true;
+    cpu->cfg.ext_pmu = true;
     cpu->cfg.ext_ifencei = true;
     cpu->cfg.ext_icsr = true;
     cpu->cfg.mmu = true;
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static Property riscv_cpu_extensions[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("u", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_u, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("v", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_v, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("h", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_h, true),
-    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Counters", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_counters, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("pmu", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_pmu, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Zifencei", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_ifencei, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Zicsr", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_icsr, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("Zfh", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_zfh, false),
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 7d6397acdf..252c30a55d 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ struct RISCVCPUConfig {
     bool ext_zksed;
     bool ext_zksh;
     bool ext_zkt;
-    bool ext_counters;
+    bool ext_pmu;
     bool ext_ifencei;
     bool ext_icsr;
     bool ext_svinval;
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index 58d07c511f..0ca05c7788 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static RISCVException ctr(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cs);
     int ctr_index;
 
-    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_counters) {
-        /* The Counters extensions is not enabled */
+    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_pmu) {
+        /* The PMU extension is not enabled */
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }