diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/dwarfgen/dwarf.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/dwarfgen/dwarf.go
index fa13f07fdf37ec..27cc42b3b61e90 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/dwarfgen/dwarf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/dwarfgen/dwarf.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func createDwarfVars(fnsym *obj.LSym, complexOK bool, fn *ir.Func, apDecls []*ir
 				continue
 			}
 			if n.Class != ir.PPARAMOUT || !n.IsOutputParamInRegisters() {
-				panic("invalid ir.Name on debugInfo.RegOutputParams list")
+				base.Fatalf("invalid ir.Name on debugInfo.RegOutputParams list")
 			}
 			dcl = append(dcl, n)
 		}
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func createComplexVar(fnsym *obj.LSym, fn *ir.Func, varID ssa.VarID, closureVars
 // in the DWARF info.
 func RecordFlags(flags ...string) {
 	if base.Ctxt.Pkgpath == "" {
-		panic("missing pkgpath")
+		base.Fatalf("missing pkgpath")
 	}
 
 	type BoolFlag interface {