diff --git a/lib/libc/abort.c b/lib/libc/abort.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <common/debug.h>
+
+void abort(void)
+{
+	ERROR("ABORT\n");
+	panic();
+}