diff --git a/drivers/sysreset/sysreset_qemu_virt_ctrl.c b/drivers/sysreset/sysreset_qemu_virt_ctrl.c
index 61b38d507fc..ce15e776f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/sysreset/sysreset_qemu_virt_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/sysreset/sysreset_qemu_virt_ctrl.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int qemu_virt_ctrl_request(struct udevice *dev, enum sysreset_t type)
 		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 	}
 
-	writel(val, reg);
+	__raw_writel(val, reg);
 
 	return -EINPROGRESS;
 }