diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
index f88c503cf4..e677255f87 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ static int riscv_cpu_pending_to_irq(CPURISCVState *env,
                                     int extirq, unsigned int extirq_def_prio,
                                     uint64_t pending, uint8_t *iprio)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
     int irq, best_irq = RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
     unsigned int prio, best_prio = UINT_MAX;
 
@@ -323,7 +322,8 @@ static int riscv_cpu_pending_to_irq(CPURISCVState *env,
     }
 
     irq = ctz64(pending);
-    if (!((extirq == IRQ_M_EXT) ? cpu->cfg.ext_smaia : cpu->cfg.ext_ssaia)) {
+    if (!((extirq == IRQ_M_EXT) ? riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_smaia :
+                                  riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_ssaia)) {
         return irq;
     }
 
@@ -765,7 +765,6 @@ static int get_physical_address(CPURISCVState *env, hwaddr *physical,
     int mode = mmu_idx & TB_FLAGS_PRIV_MMU_MASK;
     bool use_background = false;
     hwaddr ppn;
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
     int napot_bits = 0;
     target_ulong napot_mask;
 
@@ -946,7 +945,7 @@ restart:
 
         if (riscv_cpu_sxl(env) == MXL_RV32) {
             ppn = pte >> PTE_PPN_SHIFT;
-        } else if (pbmte || cpu->cfg.ext_svnapot) {
+        } else if (pbmte || riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_svnapot) {
             ppn = (pte & (target_ulong)PTE_PPN_MASK) >> PTE_PPN_SHIFT;
         } else {
             ppn = pte >> PTE_PPN_SHIFT;
@@ -1043,7 +1042,7 @@ restart:
                benefit. */
             target_ulong vpn = addr >> PGSHIFT;
 
-            if (cpu->cfg.ext_svnapot && (pte & PTE_N)) {
+            if (riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_svnapot && (pte & PTE_N)) {
                 napot_bits = ctzl(ppn) + 1;
                 if ((i != (levels - 1)) || (napot_bits != 4)) {
                     return TRANSLATE_FAIL;
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index ab566639e5..b453d8e8ca 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ static RISCVException fs(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 
 static RISCVException vs(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    if (cpu->cfg.ext_zve32f) {
+    if (riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_zve32f) {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
         if (!env->debugger && !riscv_cpu_vector_enabled(env)) {
             return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
@@ -193,9 +191,7 @@ static RISCVException mctr32(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 
 static RISCVException sscofpmf(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_sscofpmf) {
+    if (!riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_sscofpmf) {
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }
 
@@ -310,9 +306,7 @@ static RISCVException umode32(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 
 static RISCVException mstateen(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_smstateen) {
+    if (!riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_smstateen) {
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }
 
@@ -321,9 +315,7 @@ static RISCVException mstateen(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 
 static RISCVException hstateen_pred(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno, int base)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_smstateen) {
+    if (!riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_smstateen) {
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }
 
@@ -390,10 +382,9 @@ static RISCVException sstateen(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 
 static RISCVException sstc(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
     bool hmode_check = false;
 
-    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_sstc || !env->rdtime_fn) {
+    if (!riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->ext_sstc || !env->rdtime_fn) {
         return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
     }
 
@@ -1170,27 +1161,21 @@ static RISCVException write_ignore(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 static RISCVException read_mvendorid(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                      target_ulong *val)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    *val = cpu->cfg.mvendorid;
+    *val = riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->mvendorid;
     return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
 }
 
 static RISCVException read_marchid(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                    target_ulong *val)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    *val = cpu->cfg.marchid;
+    *val = riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->marchid;
     return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
 }
 
 static RISCVException read_mimpid(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                   target_ulong *val)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
-
-    *val = cpu->cfg.mimpid;
+    *val = riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->mimpid;
     return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -1232,9 +1217,8 @@ static RISCVException read_mstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 
 static bool validate_vm(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong vm)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(env_cpu(env));
-
-    return (vm & 0xf) <= satp_mode_max_from_map(cpu->cfg.satp_mode.map);
+    return (vm & 0xf) <=
+           satp_mode_max_from_map(riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->satp_mode.map);
 }
 
 static RISCVException write_mstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
@@ -1897,7 +1881,7 @@ static RISCVException read_menvcfg(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 static RISCVException write_menvcfg(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                     target_ulong val)
 {
-    RISCVCPUConfig *cfg = &env_archcpu(env)->cfg;
+    const RISCVCPUConfig *cfg = riscv_cpu_cfg(env);
     uint64_t mask = MENVCFG_FIOM | MENVCFG_CBIE | MENVCFG_CBCFE | MENVCFG_CBZE;
 
     if (riscv_cpu_mxl(env) == MXL_RV64) {
@@ -1920,7 +1904,7 @@ static RISCVException read_menvcfgh(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 static RISCVException write_menvcfgh(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                      target_ulong val)
 {
-    RISCVCPUConfig *cfg = &env_archcpu(env)->cfg;
+    const RISCVCPUConfig *cfg = riscv_cpu_cfg(env);
     uint64_t mask = (cfg->ext_svpbmt ? MENVCFG_PBMTE : 0) |
                     (cfg->ext_sstc ? MENVCFG_STCE : 0) |
                     (cfg->ext_svadu ? MENVCFG_HADE : 0);
diff --git a/target/riscv/gdbstub.c b/target/riscv/gdbstub.c
index 6048541606..b2e08f1979 100644
--- a/target/riscv/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/riscv/gdbstub.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int riscv_gdb_set_fpu(CPURISCVState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
 
 static int riscv_gdb_get_vector(CPURISCVState *env, GByteArray *buf, int n)
 {
-    uint16_t vlenb = env_archcpu(env)->cfg.vlen >> 3;
+    uint16_t vlenb = riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->vlen >> 3;
     if (n < 32) {
         int i;
         int cnt = 0;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int riscv_gdb_get_vector(CPURISCVState *env, GByteArray *buf, int n)
 
 static int riscv_gdb_set_vector(CPURISCVState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
 {
-    uint16_t vlenb = env_archcpu(env)->cfg.vlen >> 3;
+    uint16_t vlenb = riscv_cpu_cfg(env)->vlen >> 3;
     if (n < 32) {
         int i;
         for (i = 0; i < vlenb; i += 8) {
