diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh.h b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh.h
index 145f56a734f..0eeba80d23c 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh.h
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ public:
 	virtual void WW(offs_t A, uint16_t V) = 0;
 	virtual void WL(offs_t A, uint32_t V) = 0;
 
+	virtual void set_frt_input(int state) = 0;
+	void pulse_frt_input() { set_frt_input(ASSERT_LINE); set_frt_input(CLEAR_LINE); }
+
 protected:
 	// compilation boundaries -- how far back/forward does the analysis extend?
 	enum : u32
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2.h b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2.h
index 75f46d2bf48..c5693ca9ebd 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 	DECLARE_READ32_MEMBER( sh7604_r );
 	DECLARE_READ32_MEMBER(sh2_internal_a5);
 
-	void sh2_set_frt_input(int state);
+	virtual void set_frt_input(int state) override;
 	void sh2_notify_dma_data_available();
 	void func_fastirq();
 
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2comn.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2comn.cpp
index cdc9e78dbf1..8accaaf8ebb 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2comn.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh2comn.cpp
@@ -722,15 +722,8 @@ READ32_MEMBER( sh2_device::sh7604_r )
 	return m_m[offset];
 }
 
-void sh2_device::sh2_set_frt_input(int state)
+void sh2_device::set_frt_input(int state)
 {
-	if(state == PULSE_LINE)
-	{
-		sh2_set_frt_input(ASSERT_LINE);
-		sh2_set_frt_input(CLEAR_LINE);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if(m_frt_input == state) {
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4.h b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4.h
index a236acac809..8d6af845820 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public:
 	TIMER_CALLBACK_MEMBER( sh4_timer_callback );
 	TIMER_CALLBACK_MEMBER( sh4_dmac_callback );
 
-	void sh4_set_frt_input(int state);
+	virtual void set_frt_input(int state) override;
 	void sh4_set_irln_input(int value);
 	//void sh4_set_ftcsr_callback(sh4_ftcsr_callback callback);
 	int sh4_dma_data(struct sh4_device_dma *s);
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4comn.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4comn.cpp
index 0cdc9b0b994..7f4a77c4efa 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4comn.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sh/sh4comn.cpp
@@ -1066,18 +1066,11 @@ READ32_MEMBER( sh4_base_device::sh4_internal_r )
 	return m_m[offset];
 }
 
-void sh34_base_device::sh4_set_frt_input(int state)
+void sh34_base_device::set_frt_input(int state)
 {
 	if (m_cpu_type != CPU_TYPE_SH4)
 		fatalerror("sh4_set_frt_input uses m_m[] with SH3\n");
 
-	if(state == PULSE_LINE)
-	{
-		sh4_set_frt_input(ASSERT_LINE);
-		sh4_set_frt_input(CLEAR_LINE);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if(m_sh2_state->m_frt_input == state) {
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/bublbobl.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/bublbobl.cpp
index c7dae019b81..e0ef4a62a20 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/bublbobl.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/bublbobl.cpp
@@ -826,9 +826,12 @@ MACHINE_RESET_MEMBER(bublbobl_state,common) // things common on both tokio and b
 	m_soundnmi->in_w<0>(0); // clear sound NMI stuff
 	m_soundnmi->in_w<1>(0);
 	m_subcpu->set_input_line(INPUT_LINE_NMI, CLEAR_LINE); // if a subcpu nmi is active (extremely remote chance), it is cleared
-	m_maincpu->set_input_line(INPUT_LINE_RESET, PULSE_LINE); // maincpu is reset
-	m_subcpu->set_input_line(INPUT_LINE_RESET, PULSE_LINE); // subcpu is reset
-	common_sreset(PULSE_LINE); // /SRESET is pulsed
+	if (!m_sreset_old)
+	{
+		// /SRESET is pulsed
+		common_sreset(ASSERT_LINE);
+		common_sreset(CLEAR_LINE);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/namcoio.cpp b/src/mame/machine/namcoio.cpp
index 2eaa9079f31..2a73c02605a 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/namcoio.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/namcoio.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ void namcoio_device::device_reset()
 		elem = 0;
 
 	if (m_reset != ASSERT_LINE)
-		set_reset_line(PULSE_LINE);
+	{
+		set_reset_line(ASSERT_LINE);
+		set_reset_line(CLEAR_LINE);
+	}
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/saturn.cpp b/src/mame/machine/saturn.cpp
index 2fbc430a1f7..2975b4cb393 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/saturn.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/saturn.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ WRITE32_MEMBER(saturn_state::minit_w)
 	machine().scheduler().boost_interleave(m_minit_boost_timeslice, attotime::from_usec(m_minit_boost));
 	machine().scheduler().trigger(1000);
 	machine().scheduler().synchronize(); // force resync
-	m_slave->sh2_set_frt_input(PULSE_LINE);
+	m_slave->pulse_frt_input();
 }
 
 WRITE32_MEMBER(saturn_state::sinit_w)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ WRITE32_MEMBER(saturn_state::sinit_w)
 	//logerror("%s SINIT write = %08x\n", machine().describe_context(),data);
 	machine().scheduler().boost_interleave(m_sinit_boost_timeslice, attotime::from_usec(m_sinit_boost));
 	machine().scheduler().synchronize(); // force resync
-	m_maincpu->sh2_set_frt_input(PULSE_LINE);
+	m_maincpu->pulse_frt_input();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ WRITE32_MEMBER(saturn_state::saturn_minit_w)
 		machine().scheduler().trigger(1000);
 	}
 
-	m_slave->sh2_set_frt_input(PULSE_LINE);
+	m_slave->pulse_frt_input();
 }
 
 WRITE32_MEMBER(saturn_state::saturn_sinit_w)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ WRITE32_MEMBER(saturn_state::saturn_sinit_w)
 	else
 		machine().scheduler().boost_interleave(m_sinit_boost_timeslice, attotime::from_usec(m_sinit_boost));
 
-	m_maincpu->sh2_set_frt_input(PULSE_LINE);
+	m_maincpu->pulse_frt_input();
 }