diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c
index c7bce82a44b..cf8da2e5df0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
  */
 
+#include <command.h>
+#include <cpu_func.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 
@@ -17,3 +19,11 @@ int arch_initr_trap(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYSRESET
+void reset_cpu(void)
+{
+	/* TODO: Refactor all the do_reset calls to be reset_cpu() instead */
+	do_reset(NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
+}
+#endif