diff --git a/sys/mips/atheros/ar71xx_machdep.c b/sys/mips/atheros/ar71xx_machdep.c
index 9943db0fe50f..d84f7da185ab 100644
--- a/sys/mips/atheros/ar71xx_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/mips/atheros/ar71xx_machdep.c
@@ -255,22 +255,7 @@ platform_start(__register_t a0 __unused, __register_t a1 __unused,
 	/*
 	 * Reset USB devices 
 	 */
-	reg = ATH_READ_REG(AR71XX_RST_RESET);
-	reg |= 
-	    RST_RESET_USB_OHCI_DLL | RST_RESET_USB_HOST | RST_RESET_USB_PHY;
-	ATH_WRITE_REG(AR71XX_RST_RESET, reg);
-	DELAY(1000);
-	reg &= 
-	    ~(RST_RESET_USB_OHCI_DLL | RST_RESET_USB_HOST | RST_RESET_USB_PHY);
-	ATH_WRITE_REG(AR71XX_RST_RESET, reg);
-	
-	ATH_WRITE_REG(AR71XX_USB_CTRL_CONFIG,
-	    USB_CTRL_CONFIG_OHCI_DES_SWAP | USB_CTRL_CONFIG_OHCI_BUF_SWAP |
-	    USB_CTRL_CONFIG_EHCI_DES_SWAP | USB_CTRL_CONFIG_EHCI_BUF_SWAP);
-
-	ATH_WRITE_REG(AR71XX_USB_CTRL_FLADJ, 
-	    (32 << USB_CTRL_FLADJ_HOST_SHIFT) | (3 << USB_CTRL_FLADJ_A5_SHIFT));
-	DELAY(1000);
+	ar71xx_init_usb_peripheral();
 
 	kdb_init();
 #ifdef KDB