diff --git a/lib/std/builtin.zig b/lib/std/builtin.zig
index 99761b146ddcb02e19861c9eb8092f981d014c1c..bfb92952e2450f142ae16b1443467cdf50fde136 100644
--- a/lib/std/builtin.zig
+++ b/lib/std/builtin.zig
@@ -741,7 +741,8 @@ pub fn default_panic(msg: []const u8, error_return_trace: ?*StackTrace, ret_addr
         builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64 or
         builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86 or
         builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_riscv64 or
-        builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64)
+        builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64 or
+        builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64)
     {
         while (true) {
             @breakpoint();