diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2g.h b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2g.h
index ca2a119d39..0f6bf61867 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2g.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2g.h
@@ -74,4 +74,16 @@
 #define K2G_GPIO_DIR_OFFSET		0x0
 #define K2G_GPIO_SETDATA_OFFSET		0x8
 
+/* BOOTCFG RESETMUX8 */
+#define KS2_RSTMUX8			(KS2_DEVICE_STATE_CTRL_BASE + 0x328)
+
+/* RESETMUX register definitions */
+#define RSTMUX_LOCK8_SHIFT		0x0
+#define RSTMUX_LOCK8_MASK		(0x1 << 0)
+#define RSTMUX_OMODE8_SHIFT		0x1
+#define RSTMUX_OMODE8_MASK		(0x7 << 1)
+#define RSTMUX_OMODE8_DEV_RESET		0x2
+#define RSTMUX_OMODE8_INT		0x3
+#define RSTMUX_OMODE8_INT_AND_DEV_RESET	0x4
+
 #endif /* __ASM_ARCH_HARDWARE_K2G_H */
diff --git a/board/ti/ks2_evm/board_k2g.c b/board/ti/ks2_evm/board_k2g.c
index b62c412250..8f16845d8e 100644
--- a/board/ti/ks2_evm/board_k2g.c
+++ b/board/ti/ks2_evm/board_k2g.c
@@ -117,12 +117,28 @@ int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
+
+static void k2g_reset_mux_config(void)
+{
+	/* Unlock the reset mux register */
+	clrbits_le32(KS2_RSTMUX8, RSTMUX_LOCK8_MASK);
+
+	/* Configure BOOTCFG_RSTMUX8 for WDT event to cause a device reset */
+	clrsetbits_le32(KS2_RSTMUX8, RSTMUX_OMODE8_MASK,
+			RSTMUX_OMODE8_DEV_RESET << RSTMUX_OMODE8_SHIFT);
+
+	/* lock the reset mux register to prevent any spurious writes. */
+	setbits_le32(KS2_RSTMUX8, RSTMUX_LOCK8_MASK);
+}
+
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	init_plls();
 
 	k2g_mux_config();
 
+	k2g_reset_mux_config();
+
 	/* deassert FLASH_HOLD */
 	clrbits_le32(K2G_GPIO1_BANK2_BASE + K2G_GPIO_DIR_OFFSET,
 		     BIT(9));