1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 41c9e96ea..4f2a05163 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ when notJSnotNims:
                     hostOS != "any"
 
   proc raiseEIO(msg: string) {.noinline, noreturn.} =
-    sysFatal(IOError, msg)
+    raise newException(IOError, msg)
 
   proc echoBinSafe(args: openArray[string]) {.compilerproc.} =
     when defined(androidNDK):