diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/switch_to.h
index 7efdb0584d47..df1adf196c4f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/switch_to.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/switch_to.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ do {							\
 	struct task_struct *__next = (next);		\
 	if (has_fpu())					\
 		__switch_to_fpu(__prev, __next);	\
-	if (has_vector())					\
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X))			\
 		__switch_to_vector(__prev, __next);	\
 	((last) = __switch_to(__prev, __next));		\
 } while (0)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
index 731dcd0ed4de..ed5fb6515d54 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <uapi/asm-generic/errno.h>
+#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
+#include <asm/hwcap.h>
+
+#define has_vector(VEXT)									\
+({												\
+	static_assert(RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT == RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE32X ||				\
+		      RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT == RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE32F ||				\
+		      RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT == RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE64X ||				\
+		      RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT == RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE64F ||				\
+		      RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT == RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE64D ||				\
+		      RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT == RISCV_ISA_EXT_v);					\
+	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V) && riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_##VEXT);	\
+})
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V
 
@@ -15,9 +28,9 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
-#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #include <asm/csr.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
+#include <asm/bug.h>
 
 extern unsigned long riscv_v_vsize;
 int riscv_v_setup_vsize(void);
@@ -35,11 +48,6 @@ static inline u32 riscv_v_flags(void)
 	return READ_ONCE(current->thread.riscv_v_flags);
 }
 
-static __always_inline bool has_vector(void)
-{
-	return riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_v);
-}
-
 static inline void __riscv_v_vstate_clean(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	regs->status = (regs->status & ~SR_VS) | SR_VS_CLEAN;
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ static inline void __riscv_v_vstate_restore(struct __riscv_v_ext_state *restore_
 	riscv_v_enable();
 	asm volatile (
 		".option push\n\t"
-		".option arch, +v\n\t"
+		".option arch, +zve32x\n\t"
 		"vsetvli	%0, x0, e8, m8, ta, ma\n\t"
 		"vle8.v		v0, (%1)\n\t"
 		"add		%1, %1, %0\n\t"
@@ -153,7 +161,7 @@ static inline void __riscv_v_vstate_discard(void)
 	riscv_v_enable();
 	asm volatile (
 		".option push\n\t"
-		".option arch, +v\n\t"
+		".option arch, +zve32x\n\t"
 		"vsetvli	%0, x0, e8, m8, ta, ma\n\t"
 		"vmv.v.i	v0, -1\n\t"
 		"vmv.v.i	v8, -1\n\t"
@@ -267,7 +275,6 @@ bool riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_user_allowed(void);
 struct pt_regs;
 
 static inline int riscv_v_setup_vsize(void) { return -EOPNOTSUPP; }
-static __always_inline bool has_vector(void) { return false; }
 static inline bool riscv_v_first_use_handler(struct pt_regs *regs) { return false; }
 static inline bool riscv_v_vstate_query(struct pt_regs *regs) { return false; }
 static inline bool riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_user_allowed(void) { return false; }
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/xor.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/xor.h
index 96011861e46b..46042ef5a2f7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/xor.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/xor.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct xor_block_template xor_block_rvv = {
 	do {        \
 		xor_speed(&xor_block_8regs);    \
 		xor_speed(&xor_block_32regs);    \
-		if (has_vector()) { \
+		if (has_vector(ZVE32X)) { \
 			xor_speed(&xor_block_rvv);\
 		} \
 	} while (0)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 38d09de518b1..8b52060649d2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -715,12 +715,15 @@ void __init riscv_fill_hwcap(void)
 		elf_hwcap &= ~COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_F;
 	}
 
-	if (elf_hwcap & COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_V) {
+	if (__riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE32X)) {
 		/*
 		 * This callsite can't fail here. It cannot fail when called on
 		 * the boot hart.
 		 */
 		riscv_v_setup_vsize();
+	}
+
+	if (elf_hwcap & COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_V) {
 		/*
 		 * ISA string in device tree might have 'v' flag, but
 		 * CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V is disabled in kernel.
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c
index 6afe80c7f03a..0d4d1a03d1c7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void kernel_vector_begin(void)
 {
 	bool nested = false;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!has_vector()))
+	if (WARN_ON(!has_vector(ZVE32X)))
 		return;
 
 	BUG_ON(!may_use_simd());
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_vector_begin);
  */
 void kernel_vector_end(void)
 {
-	if (WARN_ON(!has_vector()))
+	if (WARN_ON(!has_vector(ZVE32X)))
 		return;
 
 	riscv_v_disable();
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index 92922dbd5b5c..919e72f9fff6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 void arch_release_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	/* Free the vector context of datap. */
-	if (has_vector())
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		riscv_v_thread_free(tsk);
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 		p->thread.s[0] = 0;
 	}
 	p->thread.riscv_v_flags = 0;
-	if (has_vector())
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		riscv_v_thread_alloc(p);
 	p->thread.ra = (unsigned long)ret_from_fork;
 	p->thread.sp = (unsigned long)childregs; /* kernel sp */
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c
index 501e66debf69..a96e6e969a3f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static long restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 			return 0;
 		case RISCV_V_MAGIC:
-			if (!has_vector() || !riscv_v_vstate_query(regs) ||
+			if (!has_vector(ZVE32X) || !riscv_v_vstate_query(regs) ||
 			    size != riscv_v_sc_size)
 				return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static size_t get_rt_frame_size(bool cal_all)
 
 	frame_size = sizeof(*frame);
 
-	if (has_vector()) {
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X)) {
 		if (cal_all || riscv_v_vstate_query(task_pt_regs(current)))
 			total_context_size += riscv_v_sc_size;
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static long setup_sigcontext(struct rt_sigframe __user *frame,
 	if (has_fpu())
 		err |= save_fp_state(regs, &sc->sc_fpregs);
 	/* Save the vector state. */
-	if (has_vector() && riscv_v_vstate_query(regs))
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X) && riscv_v_vstate_query(regs))
 		err |= save_v_state(regs, (void __user **)&sc_ext_ptr);
 	/* Write zero to fp-reserved space and check it on restore_sigcontext */
 	err |= __put_user(0, &sc->sc_extdesc.reserved);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
index 673437ccc13d..7252666ce0da 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void smp_callin(void)
 	struct mm_struct *mm = &init_mm;
 	unsigned int curr_cpuid = smp_processor_id();
 
-	if (has_vector()) {
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X)) {
 		/*
 		 * Return as early as possible so the hart with a mismatching
 		 * vlen won't boot.
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
index c8219b82fbfc..e7c3fcac62a1 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void hwprobe_isa_ext0(struct riscv_hwprobe *pair,
 	if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, c))
 		pair->value |= RISCV_HWPROBE_IMA_C;
 
-	if (has_vector())
+	if (has_vector(v))
 		pair->value |= RISCV_HWPROBE_IMA_V;
 
 	/*
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ static void hwprobe_isa_ext0(struct riscv_hwprobe *pair,
 		EXT_KEY(ZACAS);
 		EXT_KEY(ZICOND);
 
-		if (has_vector()) {
+		/*
+		 *  Vector crypto and ZVE* extensions are supported only if
+		 *  kernel has minimum V support of ZVE32X.
+		 */
+		if (has_vector(ZVE32X)) {
 			EXT_KEY(ZVE32X);
 			EXT_KEY(ZVE32F);
 			EXT_KEY(ZVE64X);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
index 6727d1d3b8f2..e8a47fa72351 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int riscv_v_setup_vsize(void)
 
 void __init riscv_v_setup_ctx_cache(void)
 {
-	if (!has_vector())
+	if (!has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		return;
 
 	riscv_v_user_cachep = kmem_cache_create_usercopy("riscv_vector_ctx",
@@ -173,8 +173,11 @@ bool riscv_v_first_use_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	u32 __user *epc = (u32 __user *)regs->epc;
 	u32 insn = (u32)regs->badaddr;
 
+	if (!has_vector(ZVE32X))
+		return false;
+
 	/* Do not handle if V is not supported, or disabled */
-	if (!(ELF_HWCAP & COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_V))
+	if (!riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_user_allowed())
 		return false;
 
 	/* If V has been enabled then it is not the first-use trap */
@@ -213,7 +216,7 @@ void riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_init(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	bool inherit;
 	int cur, next;
 
-	if (!has_vector())
+	if (!has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		return;
 
 	next = riscv_v_ctrl_get_next(tsk);
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ void riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_init(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 long riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_get_current(void)
 {
-	if (!has_vector())
+	if (!has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return current->thread.vstate_ctrl & PR_RISCV_V_VSTATE_CTRL_MASK;
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ long riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_set_current(unsigned long arg)
 	bool inherit;
 	int cur, next;
 
-	if (!has_vector())
+	if (!has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (arg & ~PR_RISCV_V_VSTATE_CTRL_MASK)
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ static struct ctl_table riscv_v_default_vstate_table[] = {
 
 static int __init riscv_v_sysctl_init(void)
 {
-	if (has_vector())
+	if (has_vector(ZVE32X))
 		if (!register_sysctl("abi", riscv_v_default_vstate_table))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/lib/uaccess.S b/arch/riscv/lib/uaccess.S
index bc22c078aba8..bbe143bb32a0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/lib/uaccess.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/lib/uaccess.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 SYM_FUNC_START(__asm_copy_to_user)
 #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V
-	ALTERNATIVE("j fallback_scalar_usercopy", "nop", 0, RISCV_ISA_EXT_v, CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V)
+	ALTERNATIVE("j fallback_scalar_usercopy", "nop", 0, RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZVE32X, CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V)
 	REG_L	t0, riscv_v_usercopy_threshold
 	bltu	a2, t0, fallback_scalar_usercopy
 	tail enter_vector_usercopy
