diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index d10e554a14d650ef27bf31a68641ab8e15cbfb0f..f1016e3ba117f5de876078b619d22575df68dd96 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static irqreturn_t eurwdt_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	printk(KERN_CRIT "Would Reboot.\n");
 #else
 	printk(KERN_CRIT "Initiating system reboot.\n");
-	machine_restart(NULL);
+	emergency_restart(NULL);
 #endif
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c
index 117903498a015c2a64641706e3edd77e32206691..0d93097f06b489c491f17626162bd658b9a9d4a5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void watchdog_fire(unsigned long data)
 	else
 	{
 		printk(KERN_CRIT PFX "Initiating system reboot.\n");
-		machine_restart(NULL);
+		emergency_restart(NULL);
 		printk(KERN_CRIT PFX "Reboot didn't ?????\n");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c
index 5684aa37988611d4525824d5e6401ee70426a9f8..1210ca0c425b3b829c2b50ef9bd921d1a5965317 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static irqreturn_t wdt_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "Would Reboot.\n");
 #else
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "Initiating system reboot.\n");
-		machine_restart(NULL);
+		emergency_restart();
 #endif
 #else
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "Reset in 5ms.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index 7651deda928c3cb9e02b8c7b6b43b082b07e4b4e..c80cb77b92fb0bc86261ba597489d6c6991dd145 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static irqreturn_t wdtpci_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		printk(KERN_CRIT PFX "Would Reboot.\n");
 #else
 		printk(KERN_CRIT PFX "Initiating system reboot.\n");
-		machine_restart(NULL);
+		emergency_restart(NULL);
 #endif
 #else
 		printk(KERN_CRIT PFX "Reset in 5ms.\n");