diff --git a/hw/timer/etraxfs_timer.c b/hw/timer/etraxfs_timer.c
index 5379006086..4ba662190d 100644
--- a/hw/timer/etraxfs_timer.c
+++ b/hw/timer/etraxfs_timer.c
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps timer_ops = {
     }
 };
 
-static void etraxfs_timer_reset(void *opaque)
+static void etraxfs_timer_reset_enter(Object *obj, ResetType type)
 {
-    ETRAXTimerState *t = opaque;
+    ETRAXTimerState *t = ETRAX_TIMER(obj);
 
     ptimer_transaction_begin(t->ptimer_t0);
     ptimer_stop(t->ptimer_t0);
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ static void etraxfs_timer_reset(void *opaque)
     t->rw_wd_ctrl = 0;
     t->r_intr = 0;
     t->rw_intr_mask = 0;
+}
+
+static void etraxfs_timer_reset_hold(Object *obj)
+{
+    ETRAXTimerState *t = ETRAX_TIMER(obj);
+
     qemu_irq_lower(t->irq);
 }
 
@@ -343,14 +349,16 @@ static void etraxfs_timer_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     memory_region_init_io(&t->mmio, OBJECT(t), &timer_ops, t,
                           "etraxfs-timer", 0x5c);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &t->mmio);
-    qemu_register_reset(etraxfs_timer_reset, t);
 }
 
 static void etraxfs_timer_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->realize = etraxfs_timer_realize;
+    rc->phases.enter = etraxfs_timer_reset_enter;
+    rc->phases.hold = etraxfs_timer_reset_hold;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo etraxfs_timer_info = {