diff --git a/kernel/src/boot/Init.cpp b/kernel/src/boot/Init.cpp
index 2c413a02..69e40cb9 100644
--- a/kernel/src/boot/Init.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/boot/Init.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ void Init::check_magic()
     if (memcmp(bootboot.magic, BOOTBOOT_MAGIC, 4))
     {
         kerrorln("ERROR: Invalid magic value from bootloader");
-        for (;;)
-            ;
+        CPU::efficient_halt();
     }
 }