diff --git a/src/boot/error.cpp b/src/boot/error.cpp
index 1f888bb..92d623d 100644
--- a/src/boot/error.cpp
+++ b/src/boot/error.cpp
@@ -63,16 +63,15 @@ uefi_handler::uefi_handler(console &con) :
 {
 }
 
-[[ noreturn ]] void
+void
 uefi_handler::handle(uefi::status s, const wchar_t *message)
 {
 	status_line::fail(message, error_message(s));
-	while (1) asm("hlt");
 }
 
 cpu_assert_handler::cpu_assert_handler() : handler() {}
 
-[[ noreturn ]] void
+void
 cpu_assert_handler::handle(uefi::status s, const wchar_t *message)
 {
 	asm volatile (
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ cpu_assert_handler::handle(uefi::status s, const wchar_t *message)
 		:
 		: "r"((uint64_t)s)
 		: "rax", "rdx", "r8", "r9");
-	while (1) asm("hlt");
 }
 
 } // namespace error
diff --git a/src/boot/error.h b/src/boot/error.h
index c5435ef..9df8f21 100644
--- a/src/boot/error.h
+++ b/src/boot/error.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class uefi_handler :
 {
 public:
 	uefi_handler(console &con);
-	[[ noreturn ]] void handle(uefi::status, const wchar_t*) override;
+	virtual ~uefi_handler() {}
+	void handle(uefi::status, const wchar_t*) override;
 
 private:
 	console &m_con;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ class cpu_assert_handler :
 {
 public:
 	cpu_assert_handler();
-	[[ noreturn ]] void handle(uefi::status, const wchar_t*) override;
+	virtual ~cpu_assert_handler() {}
+	void handle(uefi::status, const wchar_t*) override;
 };
 
 } // namespace error