diff --git a/ee/elf-loader/src/elf.c b/ee/elf-loader/src/elf.c
index f709f3b7610..58bed46f1bd 100644
--- a/ee/elf-loader/src/elf.c
+++ b/ee/elf-loader/src/elf.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int LoadELFFromFileWithPartition(const char *filename, const char *partition, in
 	boot_elf = (u8 *)loader_elf;
 	eh = (elf_header_t *)boot_elf;
 	if (_lw((u32)&eh->ident) != ELF_MAGIC)
-		asm volatile("break\n");
+		__builtin_trap();
 
 	eph = (elf_pheader_t *)(boot_elf + eh->phoff);
 
diff --git a/iop/system/loadcore/src/loadcore.c b/iop/system/loadcore/src/loadcore.c
index 7ce23d0a170..f9e39b646a1 100644
--- a/iop/system/loadcore/src/loadcore.c
+++ b/iop/system/loadcore/src/loadcore.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static void loadrelelf(const void *module, FileInfo_t *ModuleInfo)
 			u32 entsize;
 			entsize = CurrentELF_shdr->entsize;
 			if ( !entsize )
-				__asm__ __volatile__("\tbreak\n");
+				__builtin_trap();
 			NumRelocs = CurrentELF_shdr->size / entsize;
 			ApplyElfRelSection(ModuleInfo->text_start, (const elf_rel *)((u8 *)module + CurrentELF_shdr->offset), NumRelocs);
 		}
diff --git a/iop/system/modload/src/modload.c b/iop/system/modload/src/modload.c
index fb1bf5d4c1c..635a3babf56 100644
--- a/iop/system/modload/src/modload.c
+++ b/iop/system/modload/src/modload.c
@@ -1018,10 +1018,10 @@ static int modload_post_boot_callback(iop_init_entry_t *next, int delayed)
 			module_result =
 				((int (*)(int, char **, u32, ModuleInfo_t *))module_info->entry)(updater_argc, updater_argv, 0, module_info);
 			printf("return from updater '%s' return value = %d\n", updater_argv[0], module_result);
-			__asm__ __volatile__("\tbreak\n");
+			__builtin_trap();
 		}
 		printf("updater '%s' can't load\n", updater_argv[0]);
-		__asm__ __volatile__("\tbreak\n");
+		__builtin_trap();
 	}
 	printf("Reboot fail! need file name argument\n");
 	return 0;
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ do_load_seek(module_thread_args_t *mltargs, int module_fd, FileInfo_t *fi, int *
 						break;
 					entsize = elfshdr[i].entsize;
 					if ( !entsize )
-						__asm__ __volatile__("\tbreak\n");
+						__builtin_trap();
 					ApplyElfRelSection(fi->text_start, modulearea, elfshdr[i].size / entsize);
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/iop/system/sifcmd/src/sifrpc.c b/iop/system/sifcmd/src/sifrpc.c
index b2cba0abc45..318239a44b2 100644
--- a/iop/system/sifcmd/src/sifrpc.c
+++ b/iop/system/sifcmd/src/sifrpc.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void *sif_rpc_get_fpacket(sif_rpc_data_t *rpc_data)
 	rdata_table_len = rpc_data->rdata_table_len;
 	index_calc = rdata_table_idx % rdata_table_len;
 	if ( rdata_table_len == -1 && (u32)rdata_table_idx == 0x80000000 )
-		__asm__("break\n");
+		__builtin_trap();
 	rpc_data->rdata_table_idx = index_calc + 1;
 	return &rpc_data->rdata_table[64 * index_calc];
 }
diff --git a/iop/system/threadman/src/thbase.c b/iop/system/threadman/src/thbase.c
index 4c078e54efb..c2b59931686 100644
--- a/iop/system/threadman/src/thbase.c
+++ b/iop/system/threadman/src/thbase.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int ExitThread()
     thread_leave(0, 0, state, 1);
 
     Kprintf("panic ! Thread DORMANT !\n");
-    asm __volatile__("break 1");
+    __builtin_trap();
 
     return KE_OK;
 }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int ExitDeleteThread()
     thread_leave(0, 0, state, 1);
 
     Kprintf("panic ! Thread ExitDeleted !\n");
-    asm __volatile__("break 1");
+   __builtin_trap();
 
     return KE_OK;
 }
diff --git a/iop/system/threadman/src/thcommon.c b/iop/system/threadman/src/thcommon.c
index 6389de4112f..9c502dfdbd8 100644
--- a/iop/system/threadman/src/thcommon.c
+++ b/iop/system/threadman/src/thcommon.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void report_stack_overflow(struct thread *thread)
         }
     }
 
-    asm __volatile__("break 1");
+    __builtin_trap();
 }
 
 void do_delete_thread()
diff --git a/iop/system/udnl/src/udnl.c b/iop/system/udnl/src/udnl.c
index 5d789908e94..f9ccdd7ee65 100644
--- a/iop/system/udnl/src/udnl.c
+++ b/iop/system/udnl/src/udnl.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void ScanImagesForFile(const struct ImageData *ImageDataBuffer, unsigned
 #else
     printf("panic ! \'%s\' not found\n", filename);
 #endif
-    __asm("break\n");
+    __builtin_trap();
 }
 
 #ifdef UDNL_T300
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ static void ParseIOPBTCONF(const struct ImageData *ImageDataBuffer, unsigned int
                     DisplayModuleName(ResetData->NumModules, ptr); // Code for debugging only - not originally present.
 #endif
                     if (SelectModuleFromImages(ImageDataBuffer, NumFiles, ptr, &ModuleFileStat) == NULL) {
-                        __asm("break\n");
+                        __builtin_trap();
                     }
 
                     ModList[NumModules] = ModuleFileStat.data;
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ int _start(int argc, char *argv[])
                 }
 #endif
                 SleepThread();
-                __asm("break");
+                __builtin_trap();
             }
             }
             */
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ int _start(int argc, char *argv[])
                 }
 #endif
                 SleepThread();
-                __asm("break");
+                __builtin_trap();
             }
 
             file_sz = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ int _start(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 #endif
         SleepThread();
-        __asm("break");
+        __builtin_trap();
     }
 
     ResetData = buffer;