diff --git a/source/mijin/debug/assert.hpp b/source/mijin/debug/assert.hpp
index 12ff2db..915caae 100644
--- a/source/mijin/debug/assert.hpp
+++ b/source/mijin/debug/assert.hpp
@@ -14,14 +14,24 @@ extern "C" __declspec(dllimport) void __stdcall DebugBreak();
 #define MIJIN_TRAP() DebugBreak()
 #define MIJIN_FUNC() __FUNCSIG__
 #else // _WIN32
-#include <csignal>
-#define MIJIN_TRAP() (void) std::raise(SIGTRAP)
+#include <unistd.h>
+#define MIJIN_TRAP()                            \
+{                                               \
+    const pid_t tid = gettid();                 \
+    const pid_t pid = getpid();                 \
+    __asm__ __volatile__                        \
+    (                                           \
+        "syscall"                               \
+        :                                       \
+        : "D"(pid), "S"(tid), "d"(5), "a"(0xea) \
+        : "rcx", "r11", "memory"                \
+    );                                          \
+}
 #define MIJIN_FUNC() "" // TODO: __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ is not working for some reason -.-
 #endif // !_WIN32
 
 namespace mijin
 {
-
 //
 // public defines
 //
@@ -35,7 +45,7 @@ switch (mijin::handleError(msg, source_loc))  \
         break;                                \
     case mijin::ErrorHandling::TRAP:          \
         MIJIN_TRAP();                         \
-        [[fallthrough]];                      \
+        break;                                \
     default: /* ABORT */                      \
         std::abort();                         \
 }
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ if (!static_cast<bool>(condition))
 #define MIJIN_ASSERT_FATAL(condition, msg)                                  \
 if (!static_cast<bool>(condition))                                          \
 {                                                                           \
-    MIJIN_ERROR("Debug assertion failed: " #condition "\nMessage: " msg);   \
+    MIJIN_FATAL("Debug assertion failed: " #condition "\nMessage: " msg);   \
 }
 #else // MIJIN_DEBUG
 #define MIJIN_ERROR(...)