diff --git a/hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c b/hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c
index 24c62b42586fbaac7cb9745e7cec5a3e172b8df8..d225ebbbe3bce0cb9b5a361052236af441e5cd84 100644
--- a/hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c
+++ b/hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ static void ohci_mem_write(void *opaque,
         ohci->status |= val;
 
         if (ohci->status & OHCI_STATUS_HCR)
-            ohci_hard_reset(ohci);
+            ohci_soft_reset(ohci);
         break;
 
     case 3: /* HcInterruptStatus */