1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Checks.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Checks.cpp
index db6c03480..453ba81fd 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Checks.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Checks.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ namespace vcpkg {namespace Checks
     void unreachable()
     {
         System::println(System::color::error, "Error: Unreachable code was reached");
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        std::abort();
+#endif
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }