diff --git a/target/riscv/kvm.c b/target/riscv/kvm.c
index f264286d51..0d19267010 100644
--- a/target/riscv/kvm.c
+++ b/target/riscv/kvm.c
@@ -396,6 +396,28 @@ static void kvm_riscv_init_machine_ids(RISCVCPU *cpu, KVMScratchCPU *kvmcpu)
     }
 }
 
+static void kvm_riscv_init_misa_ext_mask(RISCVCPU *cpu,
+                                         KVMScratchCPU *kvmcpu)
+{
+    CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
+    struct kvm_one_reg reg;
+    int ret;
+
+    reg.id = kvm_riscv_reg_id(env, KVM_REG_RISCV_CONFIG,
+                              KVM_REG_RISCV_CONFIG_REG(isa));
+    reg.addr = (uint64_t)&env->misa_ext_mask;
+    ret = ioctl(kvmcpu->cpufd, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+
+    if (ret) {
+        error_report("Unable to fetch ISA register from KVM, "
+                     "error %d", ret);
+        kvm_riscv_destroy_scratch_vcpu(kvmcpu);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    env->misa_ext = env->misa_ext_mask;
+}
+
 void kvm_riscv_init_user_properties(Object *cpu_obj)
 {
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cpu_obj);
@@ -406,6 +428,7 @@ void kvm_riscv_init_user_properties(Object *cpu_obj)
     }
 
     kvm_riscv_init_machine_ids(cpu, &kvmcpu);
+    kvm_riscv_init_misa_ext_mask(cpu, &kvmcpu);
 
     kvm_riscv_destroy_scratch_vcpu(&kvmcpu);
 }
@@ -525,21 +548,10 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_set_machine_ids(RISCVCPU *cpu, CPUState *cs)
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
 {
     int ret = 0;
-    target_ulong isa;
     RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(cs);
-    CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
-    uint64_t id;
 
     qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(kvm_riscv_vm_state_change, cs);
 
-    id = kvm_riscv_reg_id(env, KVM_REG_RISCV_CONFIG,
-                          KVM_REG_RISCV_CONFIG_REG(isa));
-    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, id, &isa);
-    if (ret) {
-        return ret;
-    }
-    env->misa_ext = isa;
-
     if (!object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_RISCV_CPU_HOST)) {
         ret = kvm_vcpu_set_machine_ids(cpu, cs);
     }