diff --git a/openjdk/make/autoconf/platform.m4 b/openjdk/make/autoconf/platform.m4
index f62f94daa..0c1ee2cca 100644
--- a/openjdk/make/autoconf/platform.m4
+++ b/openjdk/make/autoconf/platform.m4
@@ -144,6 +144,18 @@ AC_DEFUN([PLATFORM_EXTRACT_VARS_FROM_CPU],
       VAR_CPU_BITS=64
       VAR_CPU_ENDIAN=big
       ;;
+    riscv32)
+      VAR_CPU=riscv32
+      VAR_CPU_ARCH=riscv
+      VAR_CPU_BITS=32
+      VAR_CPU_ENDIAN=little
+      ;;
+    riscv64)
+      VAR_CPU=riscv64
+      VAR_CPU_ARCH=riscv
+      VAR_CPU_BITS=64
+      VAR_CPU_ENDIAN=little
+      ;;
     *)
       AC_MSG_ERROR([unsupported cpu $1])
       ;;
diff --git a/openjdk/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp b/openjdk/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
index a91fac1b9..1654bd751 100644
--- a/openjdk/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/openjdk/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
@@ -1738,6 +1738,10 @@ void * os::dll_load(const char *filename, char *ebuf, int ebuflen) {
   #define EM_AARCH64    183               /* ARM AARCH64 */
 #endif
 
+#ifndef EM_RISCV
+  #define EM_RISCV	243               /* RISC-V */
+#endif
+
   static const arch_t arch_array[]={
     {EM_386,         EM_386,     ELFCLASS32, ELFDATA2LSB, (char*)"IA 32"},
     {EM_486,         EM_386,     ELFCLASS32, ELFDATA2LSB, (char*)"IA 32"},
@@ -1762,6 +1766,7 @@ void * os::dll_load(const char *filename, char *ebuf, int ebuflen) {
     {EM_PARISC,      EM_PARISC,  ELFCLASS32, ELFDATA2MSB, (char*)"PARISC"},
     {EM_68K,         EM_68K,     ELFCLASS32, ELFDATA2MSB, (char*)"M68k"},
     {EM_AARCH64,     EM_AARCH64, ELFCLASS64, ELFDATA2LSB, (char*)"AARCH64"},
+    {EM_RISCV,       EM_RISCV,   ELFCLASSNONE, ELFDATA2MSB, (char*)"RISC-V"},
   };
 
 #if  (defined IA32)
@@ -1796,9 +1801,11 @@ void * os::dll_load(const char *filename, char *ebuf, int ebuflen) {
   static  Elf32_Half running_arch_code=EM_68K;
 #elif  (defined SH)
   static  Elf32_Half running_arch_code=EM_SH;
+#elif  (defined __riscv)
+  static  Elf32_Half running_arch_code=EM_RISCV;
 #else
     #error Method os::dll_load requires that one of following is defined:\
-        AARCH64, ALPHA, ARM, AMD64, IA32, IA64, M68K, MIPS, MIPSEL, PARISC, __powerpc__, __powerpc64__, S390, SH, __sparc
+        AARCH64, ALPHA, ARM, AMD64, IA32, IA64, M68K, MIPS, MIPSEL, PARISC, __powerpc__, __powerpc64__, S390, SH, __sparc, __riscv
 #endif
 
   // Identify compatability class for VM's architecture and library's architecture
@@ -1831,10 +1838,12 @@ void * os::dll_load(const char *filename, char *ebuf, int ebuflen) {
   }
 
 #ifndef S390
+#ifndef __riscv
   if (lib_arch.elf_class != arch_array[running_arch_index].elf_class) {
     ::snprintf(diag_msg_buf, diag_msg_max_length-1," (Possible cause: architecture word width mismatch)");
     return NULL;
   }
+#endif // !__riscv
 #endif // !S390
 
   if (lib_arch.compat_class != arch_array[running_arch_index].compat_class) {