diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
index 2c79ab52977a4ed2d3cd7618988209c50bedd208..8bf43c5a7bc71588d648c58b1d68bb3b82677832 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void octeon_kexec_smp_down(void *ignored)
 	"	sync						\n"
 	"	synci	($0)					\n");
 
-	relocated_kexec_smp_wait(NULL);
+	kexec_reboot();
 }
 #endif