diff --git a/tcl/target/stm32.cfg b/tcl/target/stm32.cfg
index fa59e351d..86e6ebb89 100644
--- a/tcl/target/stm32.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/stm32.cfg
@@ -64,3 +64,7 @@ $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x20000000 -work-area-size $_WORKAREASIZE
 
 set _FLASHNAME $_CHIPNAME.flash
 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
+
+# if srst is not fitted use SYSRESETREQ to
+# perform a soft reset
+cortex_m3 reset_config sysresetreq