diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index 01d43e6..f761fc0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn panic(msg: []const u8, error_return_trace: ?*std.builtin.StackTrace, ret_
         self.vx.deinit(self.allocator, self.tty.anyWriter());
         self.tty.deinit();
     }
-    return std.builtin.default_panic(msg, error_return_trace, ret_addr);
+    return std.builtin.default_panic(msg, error_return_trace, ret_addr orelse @returnAddress());
 }
 
 pub fn run(self: *Self) !void {