diff --git a/tcl/target/stm32f2x.cfg b/tcl/target/stm32f2x.cfg
index ae6375175..a3076535f 100644
--- a/tcl/target/stm32f2x.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/stm32f2x.cfg
@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x20000000 -work-area-size $_WORKAREASIZE
 set _FLASHNAME $_CHIPNAME.flash
 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32f2x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
 
+# if srst is not fitted use SYSRESETREQ to
+# perform a soft reset
+cortex_m3 reset_config sysresetreq