diff --git a/rtsp.c b/rtsp.c
index ee8f2971e..3d6c5f48b 100644
--- a/rtsp.c
+++ b/rtsp.c
@@ -5694,7 +5694,7 @@ void *rtsp_listen_loop(__attribute((unused)) void *arg) {
     } while (1);
     pthread_cleanup_pop(1); // should never happen
   } else {
-    warn("could not establish a service on port %d -- program terminating. Is another instance of "
+    die("could not establish a service on port %d -- program terminating. Is another instance of "
          "Shairport Sync running on this device?",
          config.port);
   }