diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_initialstate.c b/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_initialstate.c
index 5f65b3bcf6e..c1cd5c700c7 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_initialstate.c
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/common/riscv_initialstate.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void up_initial_state(struct tcb_s *tcb)
 {
   struct xcptcontext *xcp = &tcb->xcp;
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_RV_ISA_V) && (CONFIG_ARCH_RV_VECTOR_BYTE_LENGTH == 0)
-  uintptr_t *vregs = tcb->vregs;
+  uintreg_t *vregs = xcp->vregs;
 #endif
   uintptr_t regval;
   uintptr_t topstack;