diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/cpu.c
index ab6f11dad..b6a31b437 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/cpu.c
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ soft_restart(unsigned long addr)
     !defined(CONFIG_ELPPC)   && \
     !defined(CONFIG_PPMC7XX)
 /* no generic way to do board reset. simply call soft_reset. */
-void
-do_reset (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
+int do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	ulong addr;
 	/* flush and disable I/D cache */
@@ -263,7 +262,12 @@ do_reset (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	addr = CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE - sizeof (ulong);
 #endif
 	soft_restart(addr);
-	while(1);	/* not reached */
+
+	/* not reached */
+	while(1)
+		;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c
index 4e90fd220..ffcc8e621 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ checkcpu(void)
 }
 
 
-void
-do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
+int do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	volatile immap_t *immap = (immap_t *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
 	volatile ccsr_gur_t *gur = &immap->im_gur;
@@ -137,6 +136,8 @@ do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 
 	while (1)
 		;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/board/ppmc7xx/ppmc7xx.c b/board/ppmc7xx/ppmc7xx.c
index 5e7427f37..432d366a4 100644
--- a/board/ppmc7xx/ppmc7xx.c
+++ b/board/ppmc7xx/ppmc7xx.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int misc_init_r( void )
  *
  * Shell command to reset the board.
  */
-void do_reset( cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[] )
+int do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	printf( "Resetting...\n" );
 
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ void do_reset( cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[] )
 	_start();
 
 	/* Should never get here */
-	while(1);
+	while(1)
+		;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)