diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/arm/kernel/reboot.c
index 0ce388f15422646023f64f7e888db942f1ddb5b0..63373adab4757e0a2ca7a88fd63d4619456cb788 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ void machine_shutdown(void)
  */
 void machine_halt(void)
 {
-	local_irq_disable();
-	smp_send_stop();
-	while (1);
+	machine_power_off();
 }
 
 /*