diff --git a/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c b/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c
index 22262bf06..a9fab1b2a 100644
--- a/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c
+++ b/lsteamclient/steamclient_main.c
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE instance, DWORD reason, void *reserved)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+NTSTATUS steamclient_call( unsigned int code, void *args, const char *name )
+{
+    NTSTATUS status = WINE_UNIX_CALL( code, args );
+
+    if (status == STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
+    {
+        ERR( "Access violation in %s.\n", name );
+        RaiseException( status, 0, 0, NULL );
+    }
+    if (status) WARN( "%s failed, status %#x\n", name, (UINT)status );
+    return status;
+}
+
 static BYTE *alloc_start, *alloc_end;
 
 static int8_t allocated_from_steamclient_dll( void *ptr )
diff --git a/lsteamclient/unixlib.h b/lsteamclient/unixlib.h
index 991e2b012..c5f6eea62 100644
--- a/lsteamclient/unixlib.h
+++ b/lsteamclient/unixlib.h
@@ -216,10 +216,11 @@ struct networking_message
 
 #include <poppack.h>
 
+NTSTATUS steamclient_call( unsigned int code, void *args, const char *name );
+
 #define STEAMCLIENT_CALL( code, args )                                     \
     ({                                                                     \
-        NTSTATUS status = WINE_UNIX_CALL( unix_ ## code, args );           \
-        if (status) WARN( #code " failed, status %#x\n", (UINT)status );   \
+        NTSTATUS status = steamclient_call( unix_ ## code, args, #code );  \
         assert( !status );                                                 \
         status;                                                            \
     })