diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 93b52b826c..1d637b1acd 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -1210,6 +1210,12 @@ static Property riscv_cpu_properties[] = {
 
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("rvv_ta_all_1s", RISCVCPU, cfg.rvv_ta_all_1s, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("rvv_ma_all_1s", RISCVCPU, cfg.rvv_ma_all_1s, false),
+
+    /*
+     * write_misa() is marked as experimental for now so mark
+     * it with -x and default to 'false'.
+     */
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("x-misa-w", RISCVCPU, cfg.misa_w, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 7ee22cbfa1..ca828424c1 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ enum {
     RISCV_FEATURE_MMU,
     RISCV_FEATURE_PMP,
     RISCV_FEATURE_EPMP,
-    RISCV_FEATURE_MISA,
     RISCV_FEATURE_DEBUG
 };
 
@@ -498,6 +497,7 @@ struct RISCVCPUConfig {
     bool pmp;
     bool epmp;
     bool debug;
+    bool misa_w;
 
     bool short_isa_string;
 };
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index e149b453da..3cb8d2ffad 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ static RISCVException read_misa(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 static RISCVException write_misa(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                  target_ulong val)
 {
-    if (!riscv_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_MISA)) {
+    if (!riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->misa_w) {
         /* drop write to misa */
         return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
     }