diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
index 15233c5a6cf3..bbd159e33cf0 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
@@ -616,7 +616,10 @@ cpu_reset_real()
 
 	disable_intr();
 #ifdef XEN
-	HYPERVISOR_shutdown(SHUTDOWN_poweroff);
+	if (smp_processor_id() == 0)
+		HYPERVISOR_shutdown(SHUTDOWN_reboot);
+	else
+		HYPERVISOR_shutdown(SHUTDOWN_reboot);
 #endif 
 #ifdef CPU_ELAN
 	if (elan_mmcr != NULL)