diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/cpu.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/cpu.c
index 7a4a2844d..1adc2c9dd 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/cpu.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/cpu.c
@@ -461,8 +461,7 @@ static void bsp_boot_post(void)
 	pr_dbg("Core %hu is up", BOOT_CPU_ID);
 
 	if (hardware_detect_support() != 0) {
-		pr_fatal("hardware not support!\n");
-		return;
+		panic("hardware not support!");
 	}
 
 	/* Warn for security feature not ready */