diff --git a/std/special/panic.zig b/std/special/panic.zig
index 92e0d9164c6e955fc762605d6e12d8e95184563b..f42085126b34b2a9e08f29bfa1d594eeaad7e584 100644
--- a/std/special/panic.zig
+++ b/std/special/panic.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ pub fn panic(msg: []const u8, error_return_trace: ?*builtin.StackTrace) noreturn
     @setCold(true);
     switch (builtin.os) {
         .freestanding => {
-            while (true) {}
+            while (true) {
+                @breakpoint();
+            }
         },
         .wasi => {
             std.debug.warn("{}", msg);