diff --git a/js/src/jsutil.cpp b/js/src/jsutil.cpp
index 43d4eb37ff4..0394996eb0c 100644
--- a/js/src/jsutil.cpp
+++ b/js/src/jsutil.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 #    include <windows.h>
+#else
+#    include <signal.h>
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -63,10 +65,10 @@ JS_PUBLIC_API(void) JS_Assert(const char *s, const char *file, JSIntn ln)
 #if defined(WIN32)
     DebugBreak();
     exit(3);
-#elif defined(XP_OS2) || (defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__i386))
-    asm("int $3");
+#else
+    /* In GDB, you can continue from here with the command "signal 0". */
+    raise(SIGABRT);
 #endif
-    abort();
 }
 
 #ifdef JS_BASIC_STATS