diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c
index 8b6be7b..f10b71c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c
@@ -410,19 +410,19 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) || !defined(CONFIG_SYSRESET)
 void reset_cpu(ulong addr)
 {
-       struct watchdog_regs *wdog = (struct watchdog_regs *)addr;
+	struct watchdog_regs *wdog = (struct watchdog_regs *)addr;
 
-       if (!addr)
-	       wdog = (struct watchdog_regs *)WDOG1_BASE_ADDR;
+	if (!addr)
+		wdog = (struct watchdog_regs *)WDOG1_BASE_ADDR;
 
-       /* Clear WDA to trigger WDOG_B immediately */
-       writew((WCR_WDE | WCR_SRS), &wdog->wcr);
+	/* Clear WDA to trigger WDOG_B immediately */
+	writew((SET_WCR_WT(1) | WCR_WDT | WCR_WDE | WCR_SRS), &wdog->wcr);
 
-       while (1) {
-               /*
-                * spin for .5 seconds before reset
-                */
-       }
+	while (1) {
+		/*
+		 * spin for 1 second before timeout reset
+		 */
+	}
 }
 #endif