diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index ddda4906ff..c3fd018ecb 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void riscv_any_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 #elif defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
     set_misa(env, MXL_RV64, RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVU);
 #endif
-    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0);
 }
 
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
@@ -503,7 +503,9 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (cpu->cfg.priv_spec) {
-        if (!g_strcmp0(cpu->cfg.priv_spec, "v1.11.0")) {
+        if (!g_strcmp0(cpu->cfg.priv_spec, "v1.12.0")) {
+            priv_version = PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0;
+        } else if (!g_strcmp0(cpu->cfg.priv_spec, "v1.11.0")) {
             priv_version = PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0;
         } else if (!g_strcmp0(cpu->cfg.priv_spec, "v1.10.0")) {
             priv_version = PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0;
@@ -518,7 +520,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     if (priv_version) {
         set_priv_version(env, priv_version);
     } else if (!env->priv_ver) {
-        set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0);
+        set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0);
     }
 
     if (cpu->cfg.mmu) {
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index 84a398b205..8b6a1b90f1 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -2975,6 +2975,7 @@ static inline RISCVException riscv_csrrw_check(CPURISCVState *env,
 {
     /* check privileges and return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST if check fails */
     int read_only = get_field(csrno, 0xC00) == 3;
+    int csr_min_priv = csr_ops[csrno].min_priv_ver;
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     int effective_priv = env->priv;
 
@@ -3007,6 +3008,10 @@ static inline RISCVException riscv_csrrw_check(CPURISCVState *env,
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }
 
+    if (env->priv_ver < csr_min_priv) {
+        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
+    }
+
     return csr_ops[csrno].predicate(env, csrno);
 }