diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/aia.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/aia.c
index dcced4db7fe8..19afd1f23537 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/aia.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/aia.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void kvm_riscv_aia_enable(void)
 	csr_set(CSR_HIE, BIT(IRQ_S_GEXT));
 	/* Enable IRQ filtering for overflow interrupt only if sscofpmf is present */
 	if (__riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, RISCV_ISA_EXT_SSCOFPMF))
-		csr_write(CSR_HVIEN, BIT(IRQ_PMU_OVF));
+		csr_set(CSR_HVIEN, BIT(IRQ_PMU_OVF));
 }
 
 void kvm_riscv_aia_disable(void)