diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-checks-preview-riscv64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-checks-preview-riscv64.yaml
index 6ab72157b..d8af09941 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-checks-preview-riscv64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-checks-preview-riscv64.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ jobs:
               - rust
               - musl-tools
               - protobuf-compiler
+          - name: runtime-rs
+            path: src/runtime-rs
+            needs:
+              - rust
 
     steps:
       - name: Adjust a permission for repo
diff --git a/src/libs/kata-sys-util/src/protection.rs b/src/libs/kata-sys-util/src/protection.rs
index 1b7301736..9cb11a117 100644
--- a/src/libs/kata-sys-util/src/protection.rs
+++ b/src/libs/kata-sys-util/src/protection.rs
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ pub fn available_guest_protection() -> Result<GuestProtection, ProtectionError>
     Ok(GuestProtection::NoProtection)
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "riscv64")]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+// Guest protection is not supported on RISC-V.
+pub fn available_guest_protection() -> Result<GuestProtection, ProtectionError> {
+    Ok(GuestProtection::NoProtection)
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/arch/riscv64gc-options.mk b/src/runtime-rs/arch/riscv64gc-options.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657a5ac6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/arch/riscv64gc-options.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Institute of Software, CAS.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2022 Alibaba Cloud
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2022 Ant Group
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+MACHINETYPE := virt
+KERNELPARAMS := cgroup_no_v1=all systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1
+MACHINEACCELERATORS :=
+CPUFEATURES :=
+
+QEMUCMD := qemu-system-riscv64