diff --git a/etc/init.rc b/etc/init.rc
index 8ed00388..23aca5aa 100644
--- a/etc/init.rc
+++ b/etc/init.rc
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ on init
     chown root shell /tmp
     chmod 0775 /tmp
 
+    write /proc/sys/kernel/panic_on_oops 1
+
 on fs
     mkdir /dev/usb-ffs 0770 shell shell
     mkdir /dev/usb-ffs/adb 0770 shell shell