diff --git a/brandt.c b/brandt.c
index 06aff3d..e0dc06c 100644
--- a/brandt.c
+++ b/brandt.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ BRANDT_init (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccDlogContext *dlogctx)
 		GNUNET_log_from (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
 		                 "libbrandt",
 		                 "libgcrypt version mismatch\n");
-		GNUNET_assert (0);
+		GNUNET_abort_ (0);
 	}
 
 	/* SECMEM cannot be resized dynamically. We do not know how much we need */