diff --git a/common/aarch64/debug.S b/common/aarch64/debug.S
index 1081842..fb6924e 100644
--- a/common/aarch64/debug.S
+++ b/common/aarch64/debug.S
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 	asm_print_line_dec
 	bl	plat_crash_console_flush
 _assert_loop:
-	b	_assert_loop
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 endfunc asm_assert
 #endif