diff --git a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 628db3fd65..a4499509ec 100644
--- a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ function(ggml_add_cpu_backend_variant tag_name)
             set(GGML_INTERNAL_${feat} OFF)
         endforeach()
 
+        foreach (feat ${ARGN})
+            set(GGML_INTERNAL_${feat} ON)
+        endforeach()
+    elseif (GGML_SYSTEM_ARCH STREQUAL "riscv64")
+        foreach (feat RVV)
+            set(GGML_INTERNAL_${feat} OFF)
+        endforeach()
+
         foreach (feat ${ARGN})
             set(GGML_INTERNAL_${feat} ON)
         endforeach()
@@ -402,6 +410,13 @@ if (GGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS)
         else()
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported s390x target OS: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
         endif()
+    elseif (GGML_SYSTEM_ARCH STREQUAL "riscv64")
+        if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+            ggml_add_cpu_backend_variant(riscv64_0)
+            ggml_add_cpu_backend_variant(riscv64_v   RVV)
+        else()
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported RISC-V target OS: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
+        endif()
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "GGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS not yet supported with ${GGML_SYSTEM_ARCH} on ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
     endif()
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/CMakeLists.txt
index d0cab0bcb9..feb5617386 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -452,22 +452,35 @@ function(ggml_add_cpu_backend_variant_impl tag_name)
                 ggml-cpu/spacemit/ime_kernels.h
             )
         endif()
-        set(MARCH_STR "rv64gc")
-        if (GGML_RV_ZFH)
-            string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_zfh")
-        endif()
-        if (GGML_XTHEADVECTOR)
-            string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_xtheadvector")
-        elseif (GGML_RVV)
-            string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_v")
-            if (GGML_RV_ZVFH)
-                string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_zvfh")
+        if(NOT GGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS)
+            set(MARCH_STR "rv64gc")
+            if (GGML_RV_ZFH)
+                string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_zfh")
             endif()
+            if (GGML_XTHEADVECTOR)
+                string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_xtheadvector")
+            elseif (GGML_RVV)
+                string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_v")
+                if (GGML_RV_ZVFH)
+                    string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_zvfh")
+                endif()
+            endif()
+            if (GGML_RV_ZICBOP)
+                string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_zicbop")
+            endif()
+            list(APPEND ARCH_FLAGS "-march=${MARCH_STR}" -mabi=lp64d)
+        else()
+            # Begin with the lowest baseline
+            set(ARCH_DEFINITIONS "")
+
+            if (GGML_INTERNAL_RVV)
+                message(STATUS "RVV enabled")
+                list(APPEND ARCH_DEFINITIONS GGML_USE_RVV)
+                list(APPEND ARCH_FLAGS -march=rv64gc_v -mabi=lp64d)
+            endif()
+
+            ggml_add_cpu_backend_features(${GGML_CPU_NAME} riscv ${ARCH_DEFINITIONS})
         endif()
-        if (GGML_RV_ZICBOP)
-            string(APPEND MARCH_STR "_zicbop")
-        endif()
-        list(APPEND ARCH_FLAGS "-march=${MARCH_STR}" -mabi=lp64d)
     elseif (GGML_SYSTEM_ARCH STREQUAL "s390x")
         message(STATUS "s390x detected")
         list(APPEND GGML_CPU_SOURCES
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/arch/riscv/cpu-feats.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/arch/riscv/cpu-feats.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b181898818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/arch/riscv/cpu-feats.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include "ggml-backend-impl.h"
+
+#if defined(__riscv) && __riscv_xlen == 64
+#include <sys/auxv.h>
+
+//https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/riscv/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h#L24
+#ifndef COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_V
+#define COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_V (1 << ('V' - 'A'))
+#endif
+
+struct riscv64_features {
+    bool has_rvv = false;
+
+    riscv64_features() {
+        uint32_t hwcap = getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
+
+        has_rvv = !!(hwcap & COMPAT_HWCAP_ISA_V);
+    }
+};
+
+static int ggml_backend_cpu_riscv64_score() {
+    int score = 1;
+    riscv64_features rf;
+
+#ifdef GGML_USE_RVV
+    if (!rf.has_rvv) { return 0; }
+    score += 1 << 1;
+#endif
+
+    return score;
+}
+
+GGML_BACKEND_DL_SCORE_IMPL(ggml_backend_cpu_riscv64_score)
+
+#endif  // __riscv && __riscv_xlen == 64