diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 5230dbe8..3c00b2e0 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
+void
+die(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    abort();
+}
+
 void
 eprint(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 7bdc0344..736943c8 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static inline char *a_strdup(const char *s)
     return len ? p_dup(s, len + 1) : NULL;
 }
 
+void die(const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn)) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void eprint(const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn)) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void uicb_spawn(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *, const char *);
 Bool xgettextprop(Display *, Window, Atom, char *, unsigned int);