diff --git a/mmc/item_updater_helper.cpp b/mmc/item_updater_helper.cpp
index 03036e9..d3279c0 100644
--- a/mmc/item_updater_helper.cpp
+++ b/mmc/item_updater_helper.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "item_updater_helper.hpp"
 
+#include "utils.hpp"
+
 #include <thread>
 
 namespace phosphor
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@
 
 void Helper::factoryReset()
 {
-    // Empty
+    // Mark the read-write partition for recreation upon reboot.
+    utils::execute("/sbin/fw_setenv", "rwreset", "true");
 }
 
 void Helper::removeVersion(const std::string& versionId)