diff --git a/common/aarch32/debug.S b/common/aarch32/debug.S
index 504da24..77298a1 100644
--- a/common/aarch32/debug.S
+++ b/common/aarch32/debug.S
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 1:
 	mov	lr, r6
-	b	plat_panic_handler
+	no_ret	plat_panic_handler
 endfunc do_panic
 
 	/***********************************************************