diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c
index 85f7cad956d5..1a4d2a67b813 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c
@@ -307,10 +307,8 @@ static unsigned long psci_1_0_handler(u64 func_id, struct kvm_cpu_context *host_
 	case PSCI_1_1_FN64_SYSTEM_RESET2:
 		pkvm_clear_pvmfw_pages();
 		hyp_spin_lock(&mem_protect_lock);
-		if (psci_mem_protect_active()) {
-			return psci_0_2_handler(PSCI_0_2_FN_SYSTEM_RESET,
-						host_ctxt);
-		}
+		if (psci_mem_protect_active())
+			cpu_reg(host_ctxt, 0) = PSCI_0_2_FN_SYSTEM_RESET;
 		fallthrough;
 	case PSCI_1_0_FN_PSCI_FEATURES:
 	case PSCI_1_0_FN_SET_SUSPEND_MODE: