diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
index ca8e7db467..7773499d7f 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
@@ -237,7 +237,15 @@ static void s390_ipl_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
      */
     ipl->compat_start_addr = ipl->start_addr;
     ipl->compat_bios_start_addr = ipl->bios_start_addr;
-    qemu_register_reset(qdev_reset_all_fn, dev);
+    /*
+     * Because this Device is not on any bus in the qbus tree (it is
+     * not a sysbus device and it's not on some other bus like a PCI
+     * bus) it will not be automatically reset by the 'reset the
+     * sysbus' hook registered by vl.c like most devices. So we must
+     * manually register a reset hook for it.
+     * TODO: there should be a better way to do this.
+     */
+    qemu_register_reset(resettable_cold_reset_fn, dev);
 error:
     error_propagate(errp, err);
 }