diff --git a/programs/bpf/c/src/panic/panic.c b/programs/bpf/c/src/panic/panic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6e773643f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/bpf/c/src/panic/panic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * @brief Example C-based BPF program that prints out the parameters
+ * passed to it
+ */
+#include <solana_sdk.h>
+
+extern bool entrypoint(const uint8_t *input) {
+  sol_panic();
+  return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs b/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs
index af51c0c03d..ca066e350d 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs
@@ -37,17 +37,18 @@ mod bpf {
             solana_logger::setup();
 
             let programs = [
-                "bpf_to_bpf",
-                "multiple_static",
-                "noop",
-                "noop++",
-                "relative_call",
-                "struct_pass",
-                "struct_ret",
+                ("bpf_to_bpf", true),
+                ("multiple_static", true),
+                ("noop", true),
+                ("noop++", true),
+                ("panic", false),
+                ("relative_call", true),
+                ("struct_pass", true),
+                ("struct_ret", true),
             ];
             for program in programs.iter() {
-                println!("Test program: {:?}", program);
-                let mut file = File::open(create_bpf_path(program)).expect("file open failed");
+                println!("Test program: {:?}", program.0);
+                let mut file = File::open(create_bpf_path(program.0)).expect("file open failed");
                 let mut elf = Vec::new();
                 file.read_to_end(&mut elf).unwrap();
 
@@ -63,9 +64,12 @@ mod bpf {
                 let program_id = load_program(&bank_client, &mint_keypair, &bpf_loader::id(), elf);
                 let instruction =
                     create_invoke_instruction(mint_keypair.pubkey(), program_id, &1u8);
-                bank_client
-                    .send_instruction(&mint_keypair, instruction)
-                    .unwrap();
+                let result = bank_client.send_instruction(&mint_keypair, instruction);
+                if program.1 {
+                    assert!(result.is_ok());
+                } else {
+                    assert!(result.is_err());
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/sdk/bpf/c/inc/solana_sdk.h b/sdk/bpf/c/inc/solana_sdk.h
index aeb6c8df81..da2d3396f4 100644
--- a/sdk/bpf/c/inc/solana_sdk.h
+++ b/sdk/bpf/c/inc/solana_sdk.h
@@ -175,19 +175,15 @@ SOL_FN_PREFIX size_t sol_strlen(const char *s) {
  * Prints the line number where the panic occurred and then causes
  * the BPF VM to immediately halt execution. No accounts' userdata are updated
  */
-#define sol_panic() _sol_panic(__LINE__)
-SOL_FN_PREFIX void _sol_panic(uint64_t line) {
-  sol_log_64(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, line);
-  uint8_t *pv = (uint8_t *)1;
-  *pv = 1;
-}
+void sol_panic_(const char *, uint64_t, uint64_t);
+#define sol_panic() sol_panic_(__FILE__, __LINE__, 0)
 
 /**
  * Asserts
  */
 #define sol_assert(expr)  \
 if (!(expr)) {          \
-  _sol_panic(__LINE__); \
+  sol_panic(); \
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-utils/src/panic.rs b/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-utils/src/panic.rs
index 6b7fdd2dec..85a318a995 100644
--- a/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-utils/src/panic.rs
+++ b/sdk/bpf/rust/rust-utils/src/panic.rs
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     }
 }
 extern "C" {
-    pub fn sol_panic_(message: *const u8, line: u64, column: u64) -> !;
+    pub fn sol_panic_(file: *const u8, line: u64, column: u64) -> !;
 }