diff --git a/src/librustrt/at_exit_imp.rs b/src/librustrt/at_exit_imp.rs
index c9188e81975c6..9e4c42296769e 100644
--- a/src/librustrt/at_exit_imp.rs
+++ b/src/librustrt/at_exit_imp.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn init() {
     let state: Box<Queue> = box Exclusive::new(Vec::new());
     unsafe {
         rtassert!(!RUNNING.load(atomics::SeqCst));
-        rtassert!(QUEUE.swap(mem::transmute(state), atomics::SeqCst) == 0);
+        assert!(QUEUE.swap(mem::transmute(state), atomics::SeqCst) == 0);
     }
 }