diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c
index 0f450fcaac..5a069b84f4 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/bspstart.c
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ void BSP_panic(char *s)
 void _BSP_Fatal_error(unsigned int v)
 {
   printk("%s PANIC ERROR %x\n",_RTEMS_version, v);
-  __asm__ __volatile ("sc");
+
+  while (true) {
+    /* Do nothing */
+  }
 }
 
 /*