diff --git a/lib/system/chcks.nim b/lib/system/chcks.nim
index 25ba6f5b9b..6e7df18b74 100644
--- a/lib/system/chcks.nim
+++ b/lib/system/chcks.nim
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ proc raiseRangeErrorU(i, a, b: uint64) {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
   sysFatal(RangeError, "value out of range")
 
 proc raiseRangeErrorNoArgs() {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
-  sysFatal(RangeDefect, "value out of range")
+  sysFatal(RangeError, "value out of range")
 
 proc raiseObjectConversionError() {.compilerproc, noinline.} =
   sysFatal(ObjectConversionError, "invalid object conversion")