diff --git a/bl1/aarch64/bl1_exceptions.S b/bl1/aarch64/bl1_exceptions.S
index 869261d..7d97dd6 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
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionSP0
 
 vector_entry IrqSP0
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqSP0
 
 vector_entry FiqSP0
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqSP0
 
 vector_entry SErrorSP0
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_SP_EL0
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorSP0
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,25 +77,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionSPx
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionSPx
 
 vector_entry IrqSPx
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqSPx
 
 vector_entry FiqSPx
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqSPx
 
 vector_entry SErrorSPx
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_SP_ELX
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorSPx
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
 vector_entry IrqA64
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqA64
 
 vector_entry FiqA64
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqA64
 
 vector_entry SErrorA64
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorA64
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -142,25 +142,25 @@
 vector_entry SynchronousExceptionA32
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SynchronousExceptionA32
 
 vector_entry IrqA32
 	mov	x0, #IRQ_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size IrqA32
 
 vector_entry FiqA32
 	mov	x0, #FIQ_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size FiqA32
 
 vector_entry SErrorA32
 	mov	x0, #SERROR_AARCH32
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 	check_vector_size SErrorA32
 
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 unexpected_sync_exception:
 	mov	x0, #SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH64
 	bl	plat_report_exception
-	bl	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 
 	/* -----------------------------------------------------
 	 * Save Secure/Normal world context and jump to