diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 9fc9d1cc0f..a0c4acfb47 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static void riscv_any_cpu_init(Object *obj)
         VM_1_10_SV32 : VM_1_10_SV57);
 #endif
 
-    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0;
+    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_LATEST;
 }
 
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void rv64_base_cpu_init(Object *obj)
     set_misa(env, MXL_RV64, 0);
     riscv_cpu_add_user_properties(obj);
     /* Set latest version of privileged specification */
-    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0;
+    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_LATEST;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     set_satp_mode_max_supported(RISCV_CPU(obj), VM_1_10_SV57);
 #endif
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static void rv128_base_cpu_init(Object *obj)
     set_misa(env, MXL_RV128, 0);
     riscv_cpu_add_user_properties(obj);
     /* Set latest version of privileged specification */
-    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0;
+    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_LATEST;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     set_satp_mode_max_supported(RISCV_CPU(obj), VM_1_10_SV57);
 #endif
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static void rv32_base_cpu_init(Object *obj)
     set_misa(env, MXL_RV32, 0);
     riscv_cpu_add_user_properties(obj);
     /* Set latest version of privileged specification */
-    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0;
+    env->priv_ver = PRIV_VERSION_LATEST;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     set_satp_mode_max_supported(RISCV_CPU(obj), VM_1_10_SV32);
 #endif
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index de7e43126a..15423585d0 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ enum {
     PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0 = 0,
     PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0,
     PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0,
+
+    PRIV_VERSION_LATEST = PRIV_VERSION_1_12_0,
 };
 
 #define VEXT_VERSION_1_00_0 0x00010000