diff --git a/bl1/aarch64/bl1_exceptions.S b/bl1/aarch64/bl1_exceptions.S
index 68f9b7a..f080fe8 100644
--- a/bl1/aarch64/bl1_exceptions.S
+++ b/bl1/aarch64/bl1_exceptions.S
@@ -49,25 +49,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionSP0
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionSP0
 
 vector_entry IrqSP0
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqSP0
 
 vector_entry FiqSP0
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqSP0
 
 vector_entry SErrorSP0
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SErrorSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorSP0
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,25 +77,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionSPx
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionSPx
 
 vector_entry IrqSPx
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqSPx
 
 vector_entry FiqSPx
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqSPx
 
 vector_entry SErrorSPx
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SErrorSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorSPx
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
 vector_entry IrqA64
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqA64
 
 vector_entry FiqA64
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqA64
 
 vector_entry SErrorA64
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b   	SErrorA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorA64
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -142,25 +142,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionA32
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionA32
 
 vector_entry IrqA32
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqA32
 
 vector_entry FiqA32
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqA32
 
 vector_entry SErrorA32
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SErrorA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorA32
 
 
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@
 unexpected_sync_exception:
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	wfi
-	b	unexpected_sync_exception
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
 	 * Save Secure/Normal world context and jump to
diff --git a/common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S b/common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S
index 0ef5950..ad5b4d8 100644
--- a/common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S
+++ b/common/aarch64/early_exceptions.S
@@ -47,25 +47,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionSP0
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionSP0
 
 vector_entry IrqSP0
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqSP0
 
 vector_entry FiqSP0
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqSP0
 
 vector_entry SErrorSP0
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SErrorSP0
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorSP0
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,25 +75,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionSPx
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionSPx
 
 vector_entry IrqSPx
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqSPx
 
 vector_entry FiqSPx
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqSPx
 
 vector_entry SErrorSPx
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SErrorSPx
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorSPx
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -103,25 +103,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionA64
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionA64
 
 vector_entry IrqA64
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqA64
 
 vector_entry FiqA64
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqA64
 
 vector_entry SErrorA64
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b   	SErrorA64
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorA64
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -131,23 +131,23 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionA32
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SynchronousExceptionA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionA32
 
 vector_entry IrqA32
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	IrqA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqA32
 
 vector_entry FiqA32
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	FiqA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqA32
 
 vector_entry SErrorA32
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	b	SErrorA32
+	bl	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorA32