diff --git a/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/iomap.h b/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/iomap.h
index 1d89fd7ec0..2870103e93 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/iomap.h
+++ b/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/iomap.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #define  ACPI_GPE0_STS		(ACPI_GPE0_BLK + 0x00)		  /* 4 bytes */
 #define  ACPI_GPE0_EN		(ACPI_GPE0_BLK + 0x04)		  /* 4 bytes */
 #define  ACPI_PM_TMR_BLK	(PICASSO_ACPI_IO_BASE + 0x18)     /* 4 bytes */
+#define NCP_ERR				0xf0
 #define SMB_BASE_ADDR			0xb00
 #define PM2_INDEX			0xcd0
 #define PM2_DATA			0xcd1
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/southbridge.h b/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/southbridge.h
index 6fc37f009a..36880a14a3 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/southbridge.h
+++ b/src/soc/amd/picasso/include/soc/southbridge.h
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@
 #define   RST_CMD			BIT(2)
 #define   SYS_RST			BIT(1)
 
+/* IO 0xf0 NCP Error */
+#define   NCP_WARM_BOOT			BIT(7) /* Write-once */
+
 struct picasso_aoac {
 	int enable;
 	int status;
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/picasso/reset.c b/src/soc/amd/picasso/reset.c
index ec5ee910d9..98410387fb 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/picasso/reset.c
+++ b/src/soc/amd/picasso/reset.c
@@ -25,32 +25,18 @@
 
 void set_warm_reset_flag(void)
 {
-	u32 htic;
-	htic = pci_read_config32(SOC_HT_DEV, HT_INIT_CONTROL);
-	htic |= HTIC_COLD_RST_DET;
-	pci_write_config32(SOC_HT_DEV, HT_INIT_CONTROL, htic);
+	uint8_t ncp = inw(NCP_ERR);
+
+	outb(NCP_ERR, ncp | NCP_WARM_BOOT);
 }
 
 int is_warm_reset(void)
 {
-	u32 htic;
-	htic = pci_read_config32(SOC_HT_DEV, HT_INIT_CONTROL);
-	return !!(htic & HTIC_COLD_RST_DET);
-}
-
-/* Clear bits 5, 9 & 10, used to signal the reset type */
-static void clear_bios_reset(void)
-{
-	u32 htic;
-	htic = pci_read_config32(SOC_HT_DEV, HT_INIT_CONTROL);
-	htic &= ~HTIC_BIOSR_DETECT;
-	pci_write_config32(SOC_HT_DEV, HT_INIT_CONTROL, htic);
+	return !!(inb(NCP_ERR) & NCP_WARM_BOOT);
 }
 
 void do_cold_reset(void)
 {
-	clear_bios_reset();
-
 	/* De-assert and then assert all PwrGood signals on CF9 reset. */
 	pm_write16(PWR_RESET_CFG, pm_read16(PWR_RESET_CFG) |
 		TOGGLE_ALL_PWR_GOOD);
@@ -60,7 +46,6 @@ void do_cold_reset(void)
 void do_warm_reset(void)
 {
 	set_warm_reset_flag();
-	clear_bios_reset();
 
 	/* Assert reset signals only. */
 	outb(RST_CMD | SYS_RST, SYS_RESET);