diff --git a/bootstrap/src/exec.rs b/bootstrap/src/exec.rs
index 2f89895fed..85d78d2cc8 100644
--- a/bootstrap/src/exec.rs
+++ b/bootstrap/src/exec.rs
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ pub fn main() -> ! {
         None,
     )
     .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-        let step = unsafe { redox_rt::proc::FEXEC_STEP };
-        panic!("fexec_impl error: {:?} at step {}", e, step);
+        panic!("fexec_impl error: {:?}", e);
     })
     .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("fexec_impl returned None (no interpreter)"))
     else {