diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
index 568764b570..d01a1a85c4 100644
--- a/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/riscv/virt.h
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ enum {
                                FDT_PLIC_ADDR_CELLS + FDT_PLIC_INT_CELLS)
 
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV32)
-#define VIRT_CPU TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_10_0
+#define VIRT_CPU TYPE_RISCV_CPU_BASE32
 #elif defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
-#define VIRT_CPU TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV64GCSU_V1_10_0
+#define VIRT_CPU TYPE_RISCV_CPU_BASE64
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qemu-deprecated.texi b/qemu-deprecated.texi
index 90cb677849..fbdde3d1b4 100644
--- a/qemu-deprecated.texi
+++ b/qemu-deprecated.texi
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ The ``acl_show'', ``acl_reset'', ``acl_policy'', ``acl_add'', and
 ``acl_remove'' commands are deprecated with no replacement. Authorization
 for VNC should be performed using the pluggable QAuthZ objects.
 
+@section System emulator CPUS
+
+@subsection RISC-V ISA CPUs (since 4.1)
+
+The RISC-V cpus with the ISA version in the CPU name have been depcreated. The
+four CPUs are: ``rv32gcsu-v1.9.1``, ``rv32gcsu-v1.10.0``, ``rv64gcsu-v1.9.1`` and
+``rv64gcsu-v1.10.0``. Instead the version can be specified via the CPU ``priv_spec``
+option when using the ``rv32`` or ``rv64`` CPUs.
+
 @section System emulator devices
 
 @subsection bluetooth (since 3.1)
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 0399e03e89..e29879915f 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ static void riscv_any_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV32)
 
+static void riscv_base32_cpu_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
+    set_misa(env, RV32 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
+}
+
 static void rv32gcsu_priv1_09_1_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
@@ -146,6 +152,12 @@ static void rv32imacu_nommu_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 
 #elif defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
 
+static void riscv_base64_cpu_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
+    set_misa(env, RV64 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
+}
+
 static void rv64gcsu_priv1_09_1_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
@@ -479,12 +491,14 @@ static const TypeInfo riscv_cpu_type_infos[] = {
     },
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_ANY,              riscv_any_cpu_init),
 #if defined(TARGET_RISCV32)
+    DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_BASE32,           riscv_base32_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_09_1, rv32gcsu_priv1_09_1_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_10_0, rv32gcsu_priv1_10_0_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32IMACU_NOMMU,  rv32imacu_nommu_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_SIFIVE_E31,       rv32imacu_nommu_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_SIFIVE_U34,       rv32gcsu_priv1_10_0_cpu_init)
 #elif defined(TARGET_RISCV64)
+    DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_BASE64,           riscv_base64_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV64GCSU_V1_09_1, rv64gcsu_priv1_09_1_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV64GCSU_V1_10_0, rv64gcsu_priv1_10_0_cpu_init),
     DEFINE_CPU(TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV64IMACU_NOMMU,  rv64imacu_nommu_cpu_init),
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 3902138639..74e726c1c9 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #define CPU_RESOLVING_TYPE TYPE_RISCV_CPU
 
 #define TYPE_RISCV_CPU_ANY              RISCV_CPU_TYPE_NAME("any")
+#define TYPE_RISCV_CPU_BASE32           RISCV_CPU_TYPE_NAME("rv32")
+#define TYPE_RISCV_CPU_BASE64           RISCV_CPU_TYPE_NAME("rv64")
 #define TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_09_1 RISCV_CPU_TYPE_NAME("rv32gcsu-v1.9.1")
 #define TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32GCSU_V1_10_0 RISCV_CPU_TYPE_NAME("rv32gcsu-v1.10.0")
 #define TYPE_RISCV_CPU_RV32IMACU_NOMMU  RISCV_CPU_TYPE_NAME("rv32imacu-nommu")