1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/malloc.c b/malloc.c
index b9ef54a02e..3e940f4050 100644
--- a/malloc.c
+++ b/malloc.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ malloc(nbytes)
 #endif /* MSDOS */
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 	if ((long)nbytes < 0)
-	    fatal("panic: malloc");
+	    croak("panic: malloc");
 #endif
 #endif /* safemalloc */
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ realloc(mp, nbytes)
 		return malloc(nbytes);
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 	if ((long)nbytes < 0)
-		fatal("panic: realloc");
+		croak("panic: realloc");
 #endif
 #endif /* safemalloc */