diff --git a/src/viced/viced.c b/src/viced/viced.c
index 3d39b01d80..6985be1ce3 100644
--- a/src/viced/viced.c
+++ b/src/viced/viced.c
@@ -853,6 +853,9 @@ ShutDownAndCore(int dopanic)
 	}
     }
 
+    if (dopanic)
+	assert(0);
+
     exit(0);
 }