diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index 7c45c77..c666097 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -597,9 +597,8 @@
         result = getAndExecuteCommand();
 
         if (result < NO_ERROR && result != TIMED_OUT && result != -ECONNREFUSED && result != -EBADF) {
-            ALOGE("getAndExecuteCommand(fd=%d) returned unexpected error %d, aborting",
+            LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("getAndExecuteCommand(fd=%d) returned unexpected error %d, aborting",
                   mProcess->mDriverFD, result);
-            abort();
         }
 
         // Let this thread exit the thread pool if it is no longer