diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index b960473f7d..00a068668f 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -630,14 +630,27 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             return;
         }
 
+        if ((cpu->cfg.ext_zve32f || cpu->cfg.ext_zve64f) && !cpu->cfg.ext_f) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Zve32f/Zve64f extensions require F extension");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        /* Set the ISA extensions, checks should have happened above */
         if (cpu->cfg.ext_zdinx || cpu->cfg.ext_zhinx ||
             cpu->cfg.ext_zhinxmin) {
             cpu->cfg.ext_zfinx = true;
         }
 
-        if (cpu->cfg.ext_zfinx && !cpu->cfg.ext_icsr) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Zfinx extension requires Zicsr");
-            return;
+        if (cpu->cfg.ext_zfinx) {
+            if (!cpu->cfg.ext_icsr) {
+                error_setg(errp, "Zfinx extension requires Zicsr");
+                return;
+            }
+            if (cpu->cfg.ext_f) {
+                error_setg(errp,
+                    "Zfinx cannot be supported together with F extension");
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         if (cpu->cfg.ext_zk) {
@@ -663,7 +676,6 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             cpu->cfg.ext_zksh = true;
         }
 
-        /* Set the ISA extensions, checks should have happened above */
         if (cpu->cfg.ext_i) {
             ext |= RVI;
         }
@@ -734,20 +746,9 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
             }
             set_vext_version(env, vext_version);
         }
-        if ((cpu->cfg.ext_zve32f || cpu->cfg.ext_zve64f) && !cpu->cfg.ext_f) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Zve32f/Zve64f extension depends upon RVF.");
-            return;
-        }
         if (cpu->cfg.ext_j) {
             ext |= RVJ;
         }
-        if (cpu->cfg.ext_zfinx && ((ext & (RVF | RVD)) || cpu->cfg.ext_zfh ||
-                                   cpu->cfg.ext_zfhmin)) {
-            error_setg(errp,
-                    "'Zfinx' cannot be supported together with 'F', 'D', 'Zfh',"
-                    " 'Zfhmin'");
-            return;
-        }
 
         set_misa(env, env->misa_mxl, ext);
     }