diff --git a/drivers/power/reset/at91-reset.c b/drivers/power/reset/at91-reset.c
index 741e44a017c3..d6884841a6dc 100644
--- a/drivers/power/reset/at91-reset.c
+++ b/drivers/power/reset/at91-reset.c
@@ -149,11 +149,10 @@ static int at91_reset(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long mode,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static void __init at91_reset_status(struct platform_device *pdev,
-				     void __iomem *base)
+static const char * __init at91_reset_reason(struct at91_reset *reset)
 {
+	u32 reg = readl(reset->rstc_base + AT91_RSTC_SR);
 	const char *reason;
-	u32 reg = readl(base + AT91_RSTC_SR);
 
 	switch ((reg & AT91_RSTC_RSTTYP) >> 8) {
 	case RESET_TYPE_GENERAL:
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ static void __init at91_reset_status(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Starting after %s\n", reason);
+	return reason;
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id at91_ramc_of_match[] = {
@@ -392,7 +391,7 @@ static int __init at91_reset_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_clk;
 
-	at91_reset_status(pdev, reset->rstc_base);
+	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Starting after %s\n", at91_reset_reason(reset));
 
 	return 0;