diff --git a/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c b/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c
index 1f946908fe..b67def6381 100644
--- a/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c
+++ b/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void omap_mmc_reset(struct omap_mmc_s *host)
      * into any bus, and we must reset it manually. When omap_mmc is
      * QOMified this must move into the QOM reset function.
      */
-    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(host->card));
+    device_cold_reset(DEVICE(host->card));
 }
 
 static uint64_t omap_mmc_read(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,