diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c
index 0eb3d99..d918d45 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/misc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void mpc83xx_restart(char *cmd)
 #define RST_OFFSET	0x00000900
 #define RST_PROT_REG	0x00000018
 #define RST_CTRL_REG	0x0000001c
+#define RST_ENBL_REG	0x00000020
 	__be32 __iomem *reg;
 
 	/* map reset register space */
@@ -34,8 +35,12 @@ void mpc83xx_restart(char *cmd)
 	/* enable software reset "RSTE" */
 	out_be32(reg + (RST_PROT_REG >> 2), 0x52535445);
 
+	/* wait for reset to get enabled */
+	while ((in_be32 (reg + (RST_ENBL_REG >> 2)) & 1) == 0 )
+		;
+
 	/* set software hard reset */
-	out_be32(reg + (RST_CTRL_REG >> 2), 0x52535445);
+	out_be32(reg + (RST_CTRL_REG >> 2), 3);
 	for (;;) ;
 }