diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
index 5a374b36e..090fbd00c 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ macro_rules! exit(
 macro_rules! crash(
     ($exit_code:expr, $($args:tt)+) => ({
         show_error!($($args)+);
-        ::std::process::exit($exit_code)
+        exit!($exit_code)
     })
 );