diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 48870ae1c..c7bd6575b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-01-23  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
+
+	* exceptions.cc (exception::handle): Make attempt to recursively dump
+	stack fatal.
+
 2013-01-22  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
 
 	* miscfuncs.cc (__import_address): Avoid NULL explicitly.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc b/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
index 5a8474b6b..56e9bc106 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ exception::handle (EXCEPTION_RECORD *e, exception_list *frame, CONTEXT *in, void
   /* Another exception could happen while tracing or while exiting.
      Only do this once.  */
   if (recursed++)
-    system_printf ("Error while dumping state (probably corrupted stack)");
+    api_fatal ("Error while dumping state (probably corrupted stack)");
   else if (!try_to_debug (0))
     rtl_unwind (frame, e);
   else