diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c
index 9eab19d01eb1..93d998825925 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/coldfire.h>
@@ -20,10 +19,6 @@
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void coldfire_reset(void);
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 static struct mcf_platform_uart m5249_uart_platform[] = {
 	{
 		.mapbase	= MCF_MBAR + MCFUART_BASE1,
@@ -106,10 +101,21 @@ void mcf_settimericr(unsigned int timer, unsigned int level)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
+void m5249_cpu_reset(void)
+{
+	local_irq_disable();
+	/* Set watchdog to soft reset, and enabled */
+	__raw_writeb(0xc0, MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_SYPCR);
+	for (;;)
+		/* wait for watchdog to timeout */;
+}
+
+/***************************************************************************/
+
 void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 {
 	mcf_setimr(MCFSIM_IMR_MASKALL);
-	mach_reset = coldfire_reset;
+	mach_reset = m5249_cpu_reset;
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/