diff --git a/tcl/target/renesas_rcar_gen3.cfg b/tcl/target/renesas_rcar_gen3.cfg
index 2c478b268..34c191827 100644
--- a/tcl/target/renesas_rcar_gen3.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/renesas_rcar_gen3.cfg
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ switch $_soc {
 		set _boot_core CA53
 	}
 	default {
-		echo "'$_soc' is invalid!"
+		error "'$_soc' is invalid!"
 	}
 }