diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 58413d44a5..657e01069b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -55,16 +55,11 @@ qapi_trace_events = []
 
 bsd_oses = ['gnu/kfreebsd', 'freebsd', 'netbsd', 'openbsd', 'dragonfly', 'darwin']
 supported_oses = ['windows', 'freebsd', 'netbsd', 'openbsd', 'darwin', 'sunos', 'linux']
-supported_cpus = ['ppc', 'ppc64', 's390x', 'riscv', 'x86', 'x86_64',
+supported_cpus = ['ppc', 'ppc64', 's390x', 'riscv32', 'riscv64', 'x86', 'x86_64',
   'arm', 'aarch64', 'loongarch64', 'mips', 'mips64', 'sparc64']
 
 cpu = host_machine.cpu_family()
 
-# Unify riscv* to a single family.
-if cpu in ['riscv32', 'riscv64']
-  cpu = 'riscv'
-endif
-
 target_dirs = config_host['TARGET_DIRS'].split()
 have_linux_user = false
 have_bsd_user = false
@@ -99,6 +94,8 @@ elif cpu == 'x86'
   host_arch = 'i386'
 elif cpu == 'mips64'
   host_arch = 'mips'
+elif cpu in ['riscv32', 'riscv64']
+  host_arch = 'riscv'
 else
   host_arch = cpu
 endif
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ elif cpu in ['ppc', 'ppc64']
   kvm_targets = ['ppc-softmmu', 'ppc64-softmmu']
 elif cpu in ['mips', 'mips64']
   kvm_targets = ['mips-softmmu', 'mipsel-softmmu', 'mips64-softmmu', 'mips64el-softmmu']
-elif cpu in ['riscv']
+elif cpu in ['riscv32', 'riscv64']
   kvm_targets = ['riscv32-softmmu', 'riscv64-softmmu']
 else
   kvm_targets = []