diff --git a/bochs/cpu/cpu.cc b/bochs/cpu/cpu.cc
index ccd0e4954..bbc960599 100644
--- a/bochs/cpu/cpu.cc
+++ b/bochs/cpu/cpu.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// $Id: cpu.cc,v 1.70 2002-11-04 05:27:25 ptrumpet Exp $
+// $Id: cpu.cc,v 1.71 2002-11-21 08:08:29 cbothamy Exp $
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 //  Copyright (C) 2001  MandrakeSoft S.A.
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ BX_CPU_C::handleAsyncEvent(void)
       if (BX_CPU_INTR && BX_CPU_THIS_PTR get_IF ()) {
         break;
         }
-      if (BX_CPU_THIS_PTR async_event == 0) {
+      if (BX_CPU_THIS_PTR async_event == 2) {
         BX_INFO(("decode: reset detected in halt state"));
         break;
         }
diff --git a/bochs/cpu/init.cc b/bochs/cpu/init.cc
index afe9f57fb..3b472b088 100644
--- a/bochs/cpu/init.cc
+++ b/bochs/cpu/init.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// $Id: init.cc,v 1.42 2002-11-19 05:52:52 bdenney Exp $
+// $Id: init.cc,v 1.43 2002-11-21 08:08:29 cbothamy Exp $
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 //  Copyright (C) 2001  MandrakeSoft S.A.
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ cpu_param_handler (bx_param_c *param, int set, Bit64s val)
 
 void BX_CPU_C::init(BX_MEM_C *addrspace)
 {
-  BX_DEBUG(( "Init $Id: init.cc,v 1.42 2002-11-19 05:52:52 bdenney Exp $"));
+  BX_DEBUG(( "Init $Id: init.cc,v 1.43 2002-11-21 08:08:29 cbothamy Exp $"));
   // BX_CPU_C constructor
   BX_CPU_THIS_PTR set_INTR (0);
 #if BX_SUPPORT_APIC
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ BX_CPU_C::reset(unsigned source)
     async_event = 1;
   }
 #else
-  BX_CPU_THIS_PTR async_event = 0;
+    BX_CPU_THIS_PTR async_event=2;
 #endif
   BX_CPU_THIS_PTR kill_bochs_request = 0;