diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/graal/snippets/CEntryPointSnippets.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/graal/snippets/CEntryPointSnippets.java
index 4c3dcda6e6c1..1eadbd613e02 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/graal/snippets/CEntryPointSnippets.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/graal/snippets/CEntryPointSnippets.java
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ private static int tearDownIsolate() {
             VMThreads.singleton().freeCurrentIsolateThread();
             return CEntryPointErrors.NO_ERROR;
         } catch (Throwable t) {
-            return reportException(t);
+            return CEntryPointErrors.UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION;
         }
     }