diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_i2c.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_i2c.c
index 656a48eebe..774946d6b2 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_i2c.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_i2c.c
@@ -629,6 +629,19 @@ static int pnv_i2c_dt_xscom(PnvXScomInterface *dev, void *fdt,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void pnv_i2c_sys_reset(void *dev)
+{
+    int port;
+    PnvI2C *i2c = PNV_I2C(dev);
+
+    pnv_i2c_reset(dev);
+
+    /* reset all buses connected to this i2c controller */
+    for (port = 0; port < i2c->num_busses; port++) {
+        bus_cold_reset(BUS(i2c->busses[port]));
+    }
+}
+
 static void pnv_i2c_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     PnvI2C *i2c = PNV_I2C(dev);
@@ -654,7 +667,7 @@ static void pnv_i2c_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     fifo8_create(&i2c->fifo, PNV_I2C_FIFO_SIZE);
 
-    qemu_register_reset(pnv_i2c_reset, dev);
+    qemu_register_reset(pnv_i2c_sys_reset, dev);
 
     qdev_init_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), &i2c->psi_irq, 1);
 }