diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index cc75ca7667..a2e6238bd7 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                         "Vector extension ELEN must be power of 2");
                 return;
             }
-            if (cpu->cfg.elen > 64 || cpu->cfg.vlen < 8) {
+            if (cpu->cfg.elen > 64 || cpu->cfg.elen < 8) {
                 error_setg(errp,
                         "Vector extension implementation only supports ELEN "
                         "in the range [8, 64]");