diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.c b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.c
index 2fa85ec5f9..f35f3e8bcb 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.c
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.c
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ static void SDL_InitDynamicAPILocked(void)
         if (initialize_jumptable(SDL_DYNAPI_VERSION, &jump_table, sizeof(jump_table)) < 0) {
             // Now we're screwed. Should definitely abort now.
             dynapi_warn("Failed to initialize internal SDL dynapi. As this would otherwise crash, we have to abort now.");
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+            SDL_TriggerBreakpoint();
+#endif
             SDL_ExitProcess(86);
         }
     }