typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
                                unsigned long indirection_page,
                                unsigned long reboot_code_buffer,
-                               unsigned long start_address,
-                               unsigned long vbr_reg) ATTRIB_NORET;
+                               unsigned long start_address) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
 extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
 extern const unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
 
        unsigned long page_list;
        unsigned long reboot_code_buffer;
-       unsigned long vbr_reg;
        relocate_new_kernel_t rnk;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SH_STANDARD_BIOS)
-       vbr_reg = ((unsigned long )gdb_vbr_vector) - 0x100;
-#else
-       vbr_reg = 0x80000000;  // dummy
-#endif
        /* Interrupts aren't acceptable while we reboot */
        local_irq_disable();
 
         kexec_info(image);
        flush_cache_all();
 
+       set_bl_bit();
+#if defined(CONFIG_SH_STANDARD_BIOS)
+       asm volatile("ldc %0, vbr" :
+                    : "r" (((unsigned long) gdb_vbr_vector) - 0x100)
+                    : "memory");
+#endif
        /* now call it */
        rnk = (relocate_new_kernel_t) reboot_code_buffer;
-       (*rnk)(page_list, reboot_code_buffer, P2SEGADDR(image->start), vbr_reg);
+       (*rnk)(page_list, reboot_code_buffer, P2SEGADDR(image->start));
 }
 
 void arch_crash_save_vmcoreinfo(void)