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