diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp
index 5b6634482d5c2..2b7af4f52bcf3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp
@@ -157,21 +157,34 @@ void VM_Version::initialize() {
   }
 
   if (UseZvkn) {
-    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics)) {
-      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, true);
+    if (!ext_V.enabled()) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseZvkn, false);
+      warning("Cannot enable Zvkn on cpu without RVV support.");
+    }
+    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseRVV)) {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseRVV, true);
+    }
+    if (UseRVV) {
+      if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics)) {
+        FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, true);
+      }
+      if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics)) {
+        FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, true);
+      }
+    } else {
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseZvkn, false);
+      warning("Cannot enabled Zvkn when RVV is disabled.");
     }
-  } else if (UseSHA256Intrinsics) {
-    warning("Intrinsics for SHA-224 and SHA-256 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU.");
-    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, false);
   }
-
-  if (UseZvkn) {
-    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics)) {
-      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics, true);
+  if (!UseZvkn) {
+    if (UseSHA256Intrinsics) {
+      warning("Intrinsics for SHA-224 and SHA-256 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU, UseZvkn needed.");
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA256Intrinsics, false);
+    }
+    if (UseSHA512Intrinsics) {
+      warning("Intrinsics for SHA-384 and SHA-512 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU, UseZvkn needed.");
+      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics, false);
     }
-  } else if (UseSHA512Intrinsics) {
-    warning("Intrinsics for SHA-384 and SHA-512 crypto hash functions not available on this CPU.");
-    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseSHA512Intrinsics, false);
   }
 
   if (UseSHA3Intrinsics) {