diff --git a/iocore/net/Connection.cc b/iocore/net/Connection.cc
index 671e155f2f2..60d47a785d7 100644
--- a/iocore/net/Connection.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/Connection.cc
@@ -388,6 +388,6 @@ Server::listen(bool non_blocking, const NetProcessor::AcceptOptions &opt)
     fd = NO_FD;
   }
 
-  Error("Could not bind or listen to port %d (error: %d)", ats_ip_port_host_order(&addr), res);
+  Fatal("Could not bind or listen to port %d (error: %d)", ats_ip_port_host_order(&addr), res);
   return res;
 }