diff --git a/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c b/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c
index 2aa176c7a295d01e6161e99215691c85bb6384a5..de3ea5c2aa27abee534eb4679aa55dd42bb07a73 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c
@@ -239,3 +239,8 @@ void qixis_dump_switch(void)
 		printf("SW%d = (0x%02x)\n", i, QIXIS_READ(cms[1]));
 	}
 }
+
+int board_need_mem_reset(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/include/configs/T1040QDS.h b/include/configs/T1040QDS.h
index 8ecf188bd338ac12e13bea28d073932f6029b5f1..7d0bc043f99b4f77912d886150e33000732c60a5 100644
--- a/include/configs/T1040QDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/T1040QDS.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 #define QIXIS_RCFG_CTL_RECONFIG_IDLE	0x20
 #define QIXIS_RCFG_CTL_RECONFIG_START	0x21
 #define QIXIS_RCFG_CTL_WATCHDOG_ENBLE	0x08
+#define	QIXIS_RST_FORCE_MEM		0x01
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CSPR3_EXT	(0xf)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CSPR3	(CSPR_PHYS_ADDR(QIXIS_BASE_PHYS) \