diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
index 9ee6773cf026..a51026f0a9d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
@@ -709,16 +709,6 @@ _GLOBAL(giveup_fpu)
 	blr
 #endif
 
-/*
- * extern void abort(void)
- *
- * At present, this routine just applies a system reset.
- */
-_GLOBAL(abort)
-        mfspr   r13,SPRN_DBCR0
-        oris    r13,r13,DBCR0_RST_SYSTEM@h
-        mtspr   SPRN_DBCR0,r13
-
 _GLOBAL(set_context)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BDI_SWITCH
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45f24b166f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef __POWERPC_PLATFORMS_44X_44X_H
+#define __POWERPC_PLATFORMS_44X_44X_H
+
+extern void ppc44x_reset_system(char *cmd);
+
+#endif /* __POWERPC_PLATFORMS_44X_44X_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..575fdde5c905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_44x)	:= misc_44x.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..52bde71485bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This file contains miscellaneous low-level functions for PPC 44x.
+ *    Copyright 2007 David Gibson <dwg@au1.ibm.com>, IBM Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <asm/reg.h>
+#include <asm/ppc_asm.h>
+
+	.text
+
+/*
+ * void ppc44x_reset_system(char *cmd)
+ *
+ * At present, this routine just applies a system reset.
+ */
+_GLOBAL(ppc44x_reset_system)
+	mfspr	r13,SPRN_DBCR0
+	oris	r13,r13,DBCR0_RST_SYSTEM@h
+	mtspr	SPRN_DBCR0,r13
+	b	.			/* Just in case the reset doesn't work */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile
index 452004283f17..d6e041a46d25 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_PMAC)		+= powermac/
 endif
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_CHRP)		+= chrp/
-obj-$(CONFIG_4xx)		+= 4xx/
+#obj-$(CONFIG_4xx)		+= 4xx/
+obj-$(CONFIG_44x)		+= 44x/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_MPC52xx)	+= 52xx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_8xx)		+= 8xx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_82xx)		+= 82xx/