diff --git a/lightningd/log.c b/lightningd/log.c
index 83fd883a8..15601c0b3 100644
--- a/lightningd/log.c
+++ b/lightningd/log.c
@@ -521,5 +521,5 @@ void fatal(const char *fmt, ...)
 		va_end(ap);
 		log_crash(0);
 	}
-	exit(1);
+	abort();
 }