diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index a0304c2ef..a63080947 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ fatal_exit(const char *format, ...)
 	va_start(args, format);
 	log_vmsg(LOG_CRIT, "fatal error", format, args);
 	va_end(args);
-	abort();
 	exit(1);
 }