diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson64/common/reset.c b/arch/mips/loongson64/common/reset.c
index a60715e11306..b26892ce871c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson64/common/reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson64/common/reset.c
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ static void loongson_poweroff(void)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_LEFI_FIRMWARE_INTERFACE
 	mach_prepare_shutdown();
-	unreachable();
+
+	/*
+	 * It needs a wait loop here, but mips/kernel/reset.c already calls
+	 * a generic delay loop, machine_hang(), so simply return.
+	 */
+	return;
 #else
 	void (*fw_poweroff)(void) = (void *)loongson_sysconf.poweroff_addr;