diff --git a/src/linux.rs b/src/linux.rs
index 4a094d6..d32d0d5 100644
--- a/src/linux.rs
+++ b/src/linux.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl AlertMethods for Alert {
         println!("URL: ");
         self.url = match BufferedReader::new(io::stdin()).read_line() {
             Ok(res) => res,
-            _ => fail!("Could not read URL from stdin"),
+            _ => panic!("Could not read URL from stdin"),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/macos.rs b/src/macos.rs
index ba5962d..ce1b993 100644
--- a/src/macos.rs
+++ b/src/macos.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl AlertMethods for Alert {
             // [nstextfield stringValue]
             let selector = sel_registerName(transmute(&"stringValue".as_bytes()[0]));
             match self.nstextfield {
-                None => fail!("No prompt!"),
+                None => panic!("No prompt!"),
                 Some(nstextfield) => {
                     let string = base::invoke_msg_id(transmute(nstextfield), selector);
                     let result: CFString = TCFType::wrap_under_get_rule(transmute(string));