diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 96512f85b3..76965a17d4 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void strbuf_grow(struct strbuf *sb, size_t amount);
 static inline void strbuf_setlen(struct strbuf *sb, size_t len)
 {
 	if (len > (sb->alloc ? sb->alloc - 1 : 0))
-		die("BUG: strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
+		BUG("strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
 	sb->len = len;
 	if (sb->buf != strbuf_slopbuf)
 		sb->buf[len] = '\0';