diff --git a/opt/cygfuse/cygfuse.c b/opt/cygfuse/cygfuse.c
index 8ac05f65..6ac527c1 100644
--- a/opt/cygfuse/cygfuse.c
+++ b/opt/cygfuse/cygfuse.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/cygwin.h>
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static void *cygfuse_init_winfsp()
 
 static void *cygfuse_init_fail()
 {
-    abort();
+    fprintf(stderr, "cygfuse: initialization failed: " CYGFUSE_WINFSP_NAME " not found\n");
+    exit(1);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/opt/cygfuse/dist/x64/fuse-2.8-5.tar.xz b/opt/cygfuse/dist/x64/fuse-2.8-5.tar.xz
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diff --git a/opt/cygfuse/dist/x86/fuse-2.8-5.tar.xz b/opt/cygfuse/dist/x86/fuse-2.8-5.tar.xz
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