diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/spl.c b/arch/x86/lib/spl.c
index 2baac913837..7623fc9ada0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/spl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/spl.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void board_init_f(ulong flags)
 	ret = x86_spl_init();
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("Error %d\n", ret);
-		hang();
+		panic("x86_spl_init fail");
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPL
 	gd->bd = malloc(sizeof(*gd->bd));
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/tpl.c b/arch/x86/lib/tpl.c
index cfefa78045e..d70f590541c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/tpl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/tpl.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void board_init_f(ulong flags)
 	ret = x86_tpl_init();
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("Error %d\n", ret);
-		hang();
+		panic("x86_tpl_init fail");
 	}
 
 	/* Uninit CAR and jump to board_init_f_r() */