diff --git a/hw/spapr_vio.c b/hw/spapr_vio.c
index 0bf2c3179c474101959c30a63eb6c48fc2f942e9..fccf48bd67638aba2b7319c60696156629ed5478 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/spapr_vio.c
@@ -648,13 +648,18 @@ static int spapr_vio_check_reg(VIOsPAPRDevice *sdev)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void spapr_vio_busdev_reset(void *opaque)
+static void spapr_vio_busdev_reset(DeviceState *qdev)
 {
-    VIOsPAPRDevice *dev = (VIOsPAPRDevice *)opaque;
+    VIOsPAPRDevice *dev = DO_UPCAST(VIOsPAPRDevice, qdev, qdev);
+    VIOsPAPRDeviceClass *pc = VIO_SPAPR_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
     if (dev->crq.qsize) {
         free_crq(dev);
     }
+
+    if (pc->reset) {
+        pc->reset(dev);
+    }
 }
 
 static int spapr_vio_busdev_init(DeviceState *qdev)
@@ -685,8 +690,6 @@ static int spapr_vio_busdev_init(DeviceState *qdev)
 
     rtce_init(dev);
 
-    qemu_register_reset(spapr_vio_busdev_reset, dev);
-
     return pc->init(dev);
 }
 
@@ -776,6 +779,7 @@ static void vio_spapr_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     k->init = spapr_vio_busdev_init;
+    k->reset = spapr_vio_busdev_reset;
     k->bus_info = &spapr_vio_bus_info;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/spapr_vio.h b/hw/spapr_vio.h
index 626d04f90ea2f4ef840d8a02ac6a8e7302a560ba..10ab3594c0e7e6dff17efe8ecdf1105135f0eeba 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_vio.h
+++ b/hw/spapr_vio.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ typedef struct VIOsPAPRDeviceClass {
     const char *dt_name, *dt_type, *dt_compatible;
     target_ulong signal_mask;
     int (*init)(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev);
+    void (*reset)(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev);
     int (*devnode)(VIOsPAPRDevice *dev, void *fdt, int node_off);
 } VIOsPAPRDeviceClass;