diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/reset.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/reset.S
index a53c4081958..838b1221ee2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/reset.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/reset.S
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 reset_cpu:
 	ldr	r1, rstctl			@ get addr for global reset
 						@ reg
-	mov	r3, #0x2			@ full reset pll + mpu
+	ldr	r3, rstbit			@ sw reset bit
 	str	r3, [r1]			@ force reset
 	mov	r0, r0
 _loop_forever:
 	b	_loop_forever
 rstctl:
 	.word	PRM_RSTCTRL
+rstbit:
+	.word	PRM_RSTCTRL_RESET
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap3/cpu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap3/cpu.h
index 99da756bc22..962d6d40aa8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap3/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap3/cpu.h
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ struct prm {
 };
 #else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #define PRM_RSTCTRL		0x48307250
+#define PRM_RSTCTRL_RESET	0x04
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* __KERNEL_STRICT_NAMES */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/omap4.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/omap4.h
index 79ff22cf316..d0c808d1217 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/omap4.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/omap4.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 #define PRM_DEVICE_BASE		(PRM_BASE + 0x1B00)
 
 #define PRM_RSTCTRL		PRM_DEVICE_BASE
+#define PRM_RSTCTRL_RESET	0x01
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__