diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp
index 5d48de88ad..9d14f06991 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/kernelland_emu.cpp
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ panic(const char *format, ...)
 	vprintf(format, args);
 	va_end(args);
 
-	exit(-1);
+	putchar('\n');
+	debugger("Kernel Panic");
 }