diff --git a/src/port_audio_back_end.rs b/src/port_audio_back_end.rs
index d9530d3..67a8baa 100644
--- a/src/port_audio_back_end.rs
+++ b/src/port_audio_back_end.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl StreamPA {
                 stream.audio_in(&in_buffer, settings);
             },
             Err(err) => {
-                fail!(format!("Portaudio error read : {}", pa::get_error_text(err)));
+                panic!(format!("Portaudio error read : {}", pa::get_error_text(err)));
             }
         }
     }