diff --git a/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs b/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
index d818ec7c6..b03e39d8e 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
@@ -723,10 +723,12 @@ impl cpu::Vcpu for KvmVcpu {
 
                 #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
                 VcpuExit::SystemEvent(event_type, flags) => {
-                    use kvm_bindings::KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN;
+                    use kvm_bindings::{KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET, KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN};
                     // On Aarch64, when the VM is shutdown, run() returns
                     // VcpuExit::SystemEvent with reason KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN
-                    if event_type == KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN {
+                    if event_type == KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN
+                        || event_type == KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET
+                    {
                         Ok(cpu::VmExit::Reset)
                     } else {
                         Err(cpu::HypervisorCpuError::RunVcpu(anyhow!(