diff --git a/target/avr/helper.c b/target/avr/helper.c
index 35e1019594..981c29da45 100644
--- a/target/avr/helper.c
+++ b/target/avr/helper.c
@@ -188,11 +188,7 @@ void helper_break(CPUAVRState *env)
 
 void helper_wdr(CPUAVRState *env)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
-
-    /* WD is not implemented yet, placeholder */
-    cs->exception_index = EXCP_DEBUG;
-    cpu_loop_exit(cs);
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "WDG reset (not implemented)\n");
 }
 
 /*