diff --git a/Meta/run.py b/Meta/run.py
index 0beaa69e52d..14e6757738b 100755
--- a/Meta/run.py
+++ b/Meta/run.py
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ def set_up_network_hardware(config: Configuration):
     if provided_ethernet_device_type is not None:
         config.ethernet_device_type = provided_ethernet_device_type
 
-    if config.architecture in [Arch.Aarch64, Arch.RISCV64]:
+    if config.architecture == Arch.Aarch64:
         config.network_backend = None
         config.network_default_device = None
     else: