diff --git a/criu/cr-dump.c b/criu/cr-dump.c
index b874be014..8faa00b45 100644
--- a/criu/cr-dump.c
+++ b/criu/cr-dump.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int dump_one_task(struct pstree_item *item)
 
 	if (fault_injected(FI_DUMP_EARLY)) {
 		pr_info("fault: CRIU sudden detach\n");
-		BUG();
+		kill(getpid(), SIGKILL);
 	}
 
 	if (root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWPID && root_item == item) {
diff --git a/criu/cr-restore.c b/criu/cr-restore.c
index 7d3c06e4b..442844ee9 100644
--- a/criu/cr-restore.c
+++ b/criu/cr-restore.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static int restore_task_with_children(void *_arg)
 
 	if (fault_injected(FI_RESTORE_ROOT_ONLY)) {
 		pr_info("fault: Restore root task failure!\n");
-		BUG();
+		kill(getpid(), SIGKILL);
 	}
 
 	timing_start(TIME_FORK);
diff --git a/criu/files-reg.c b/criu/files-reg.c
index 88a07d782..d5a97ce60 100644
--- a/criu/files-reg.c
+++ b/criu/files-reg.c
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ int open_path(struct file_desc *d,
 	if (rfi->remap) {
 		if (fault_injected(FI_RESTORE_OPEN_LINK_REMAP)) {
 			pr_info("fault: Open link-remap failure!\n");
-			BUG();
+			kill(getpid(), SIGKILL);
 		}
 
 		mutex_lock(remap_open_lock);