diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/platsmp.c
index 3abafdbdd7f4a24d7afed4aa53f196aab838ac92..420ba676522300eeba85bdcffb466d7a5e7f1ee3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/platsmp.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static struct reset_control *rockchip_get_core_reset(int cpu)
 	else
 		np = of_get_cpu_node(cpu, NULL);
 
-	return of_reset_control_get(np, NULL);
+	return of_reset_control_get_exclusive(np, NULL);
 }
 
 static int pmu_set_power_domain(int pd, bool on)