diff --git a/components/freertos/port/esp8266/port.c b/components/freertos/port/esp8266/port.c
index c4469053..70e077c4 100644
--- a/components/freertos/port/esp8266/port.c
+++ b/components/freertos/port/esp8266/port.c
@@ -317,12 +317,9 @@ int xPortInIsrContext(void)
 
 void __attribute__((weak, noreturn)) vApplicationStackOverflowHook(xTaskHandle xTask, const char *pcTaskName)
 {
-    int *p = NULL;
-
     ets_printf("***ERROR*** A stack overflow in task %s has been detected.\r\n", pcTaskName);
-    
-    /* cause a exception to jump into panic function */
-    *p = 0;
+
+    abort();
 }
 
 signed portBASE_TYPE xTaskGenericCreate(TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode,
diff --git a/components/newlib/newlib/port/syscall.c b/components/newlib/newlib/port/syscall.c
index a7fe205d..e2ef5b6b 100644
--- a/components/newlib/newlib/port/syscall.c
+++ b/components/newlib/newlib/port/syscall.c
@@ -125,5 +125,9 @@ void _exit(int status)
 void abort(void)
 {
     ESP_LOGE("ABORT","Error found and abort!");
-    while(1);
+
+    /* cause a exception to jump into panic function */
+    while (1) {
+        *((int *)NULL) = 0;
+    }
 }
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