diff --git a/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c b/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c
index 9858f36dad8b..6bdb3baf7bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.c
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@
 
 static int mfgpt_reset_timers;
 module_param_named(mfgptfix, mfgpt_reset_timers, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(mfgptfix, "Reset the MFGPT timers during init; "
-		"required by some broken BIOSes (ie, TinyBIOS < 0.99).");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mfgptfix, "Try to reset the MFGPT timers during init; "
+		"required by some broken BIOSes (ie, TinyBIOS < 0.99) or kexec "
+		"(1 = reset the MFGPT using an undocumented bit, "
+		"2 = perform a soft reset by unconfiguring all timers);
+		use what works best for you.");
 
 struct cs5535_mfgpt_timer {
 	struct cs5535_mfgpt_chip *chip;
@@ -255,6 +258,28 @@ static void reset_all_timers(void)
 	wrmsr(MSR_MFGPT_SETUP, val, dummy);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This is another sledgehammer to reset all MFGPT timers.
+ * Instead of using the undocumented bit method it clears
+ * IRQ, NMI and RESET settings.
+ */
+static void soft_reset(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct cs5535_mfgpt_timer t;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS; i++) {
+		t.nr = i;
+
+		cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(&t, MFGPT_CMP1, MFGPT_EVENT_RESET, 0);
+		cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(&t, MFGPT_CMP2, MFGPT_EVENT_RESET, 0);
+		cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(&t, MFGPT_CMP1, MFGPT_EVENT_NMI, 0);
+		cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(&t, MFGPT_CMP2, MFGPT_EVENT_NMI, 0);
+		cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(&t, MFGPT_CMP1, MFGPT_EVENT_IRQ, 0);
+		cs5535_mfgpt_toggle_event(&t, MFGPT_CMP2, MFGPT_EVENT_IRQ, 0);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Check whether any MFGPTs are available for the kernel to use.  In most
  * cases, firmware that uses AMD's VSA code will claim all timers during
@@ -271,15 +296,17 @@ static int scan_timers(struct cs5535_mfgpt_chip *mfgpt)
 	int i;
 
 	/* bios workaround */
-	if (mfgpt_reset_timers)
+	if (mfgpt_reset_timers == 1)
 		reset_all_timers();
+	else if (mfgpt_reset_timers == 2)
+		soft_reset();
 
 	/* just to be safe, protect this section w/ lock */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mfgpt->lock, flags);
 	for (i = 0; i < MFGPT_MAX_TIMERS; i++) {
 		timer.nr = i;
 		val = cs5535_mfgpt_read(&timer, MFGPT_REG_SETUP);
-		if (!(val & MFGPT_SETUP_SETUP)) {
+		if (!(val & MFGPT_SETUP_SETUP) || mfgpt_reset_timers == 2) {
 			__set_bit(i, mfgpt->avail);
 			timers++;
 		}
@@ -294,6 +321,12 @@ static int cs5535_mfgpt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	int err = -EIO, t;
 
+	if (mfgpt_reset_timers < 0 || mfgpt_reset_timers > 2) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Bad mfgpt_reset_timers value: %i\n",
+			mfgpt_reset_timers);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	/* There are two ways to get the MFGPT base address; one is by
 	 * fetching it from MSR_LBAR_MFGPT, the other is by reading the
 	 * PCI BAR info.  The latter method is easier (especially across