diff --git a/fpga/ariane.cfg b/fpga/ariane.cfg
index 004e83f4c..82d3f5abe 100644
--- a/fpga/ariane.cfg
+++ b/fpga/ariane.cfg
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ riscv set_command_timeout_sec 120
 
 # prefer to use sba for system bus access
 riscv set_prefer_sba off
-riscv set_enable_virtual on
+
+# Try enabling address translation (only works for newer versions)
+if { [catch {riscv set_enable_virtual on} ] } {
+    echo "Warning: This version of OpenOCD does not support address translation. To debug on virtual addresses, please update to the latest version." }
 
 init
 halt