diff --git a/hw/rx/rx-gdbsim.c b/hw/rx/rx-gdbsim.c
index b52d76b9b6..75d1fec6ca 100644
--- a/hw/rx/rx-gdbsim.c
+++ b/hw/rx/rx-gdbsim.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static void rx_gdbsim_init(MachineState *machine)
         char *sz = size_to_str(mc->default_ram_size);
         error_report("Invalid RAM size, should be more than %s", sz);
         g_free(sz);
+        exit(1);
     }
 
     /* Allocate memory space */