diff --git a/ArmPkg/Library/DefaultExceptionHandlerLib/AArch64/DefaultExceptionHandler.c b/ArmPkg/Library/DefaultExceptionHandlerLib/AArch64/DefaultExceptionHandler.c
index 37fd578757..df30c4f125 100644
--- a/ArmPkg/Library/DefaultExceptionHandlerLib/AArch64/DefaultExceptionHandler.c
+++ b/ArmPkg/Library/DefaultExceptionHandlerLib/AArch64/DefaultExceptionHandler.c
@@ -181,5 +181,7 @@ DefaultExceptionHandler (
   DEBUG ((EFI_D_ERROR, "\n ESR : EC 0x%02x  IL 0x%x  ISS 0x%08x\n", (SystemContext.SystemContextAArch64->ESR & 0xFC000000) >> 26, (SystemContext.SystemContextAArch64->ESR >> 25) & 0x1, SystemContext.SystemContextAArch64->ESR & 0x1FFFFFF ));
 
   DescribeExceptionSyndrome (SystemContext.SystemContextAArch64->ESR);
-  ASSERT (FALSE);
+  ASSERT (FALSE):
+
+  CpuDeadLoop ();
 }