diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ulp_wdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/ulp_wdog.c
index c21aa3af55..0eea04ed2c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ulp_wdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ulp_wdog.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void hw_watchdog_init(void)
 	ulp_watchdog_init(wdog, CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS);
 }
 
+#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SYSRESET)
 void reset_cpu(void)
 {
 	struct wdog_regs *wdog = (struct wdog_regs *)WDOG_BASE_ADDR;
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ void reset_cpu(void)
 
 	while (1);
 }
+#endif
 
 static int ulp_wdt_start(struct udevice *dev, u64 timeout_ms, ulong flags)
 {