diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
index bd7105d3172f1..8fa76567e4029 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
@@ -57,13 +57,8 @@ VECTOR	handle_interrupt	; (23) End of fixed IRQs
 
 	.section .text, "ax",@progbits
 
-res_service:		; processor restart
-	flag    0x1     ; not implemented
-	nop
-	nop
-
-reserved:		; processor restart
-	rtie            ; jump to processor initializations
+reserved:
+	flag 1		; Unexpected event, halt
 
 ;##################### Interrupt Handling ##############################