diff --git a/miscellaneous.h b/miscellaneous.h
index e941d41984..233e4c01da 100644
--- a/miscellaneous.h
+++ b/miscellaneous.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define rarch_assert(cond) do { \
-   if (!(cond)) { RARCH_ERR("Assertion failed at %s:%d.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); exit(2); } \
+   if (!(cond)) { RARCH_ERR("Assertion failed at %s:%d.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); abort(); } \
 } while(0)
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof((a)[0]))