diff --git a/lib/core/core_linux_arm.q b/lib/core/core_linux_arm.q
index 939ba41..f20e626 100644
--- a/lib/core/core_linux_arm.q
+++ b/lib/core/core_linux_arm.q
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ init() {
 
 exit() {
 	syscall(93, 0)
+}
+
+crash() {
+	syscall(93, 1)
 }
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diff --git a/lib/core/core_linux_x86.q b/lib/core/core_linux_x86.q
index 41e7100..9c8f519 100644
--- a/lib/core/core_linux_x86.q
+++ b/lib/core/core_linux_x86.q
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ init() {
 
 exit() {
 	syscall(60, 0)
+}
+
+crash() {
+	syscall(60, 1)
 }
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diff --git a/lib/core/core_mac.q b/lib/core/core_mac.q
index 875a04a..91618b4 100644
--- a/lib/core/core_mac.q
+++ b/lib/core/core_mac.q
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ init() {
 
 exit() {
 	syscall(0x2000001, 0)
+}
+
+crash() {
+	syscall(0x2000001, 1)
 }
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diff --git a/lib/core/core_windows.q b/lib/core/core_windows.q
index 575b41e..516794a 100644
--- a/lib/core/core_windows.q
+++ b/lib/core/core_windows.q
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ exit() {
 	kernel32.ExitProcess(0)
 }
 
+crash() {
+	kernel32.ExitProcess(1)
+}
+
 const cp {
 	utf8 65001
 }
diff --git a/src/asmc/resolvePointers.go b/src/asmc/resolvePointers.go
index 7603a86..2cf0e52 100644
--- a/src/asmc/resolvePointers.go
+++ b/src/asmc/resolvePointers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ restart:
 	for i, pointer := range c.codePointers {
 		address := pointer.Resolve()
 
-		if sizeof.Signed(int32(address)) > int(pointer.Size) {
+		if config.TargetArch == config.X86 && sizeof.Signed(int32(address)) > int(pointer.Size) {
 			left := c.code[:pointer.Position-Address(pointer.OpSize)]
 			right := c.code[pointer.Position+Address(pointer.Size):]
 			size := pointer.Size + pointer.OpSize
diff --git a/src/compiler/finalize.go b/src/compiler/finalize.go
index 16f24de..85c0c7d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/finalize.go
+++ b/src/compiler/finalize.go
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ package compiler
 import (
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asm"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/asmc"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/config"
 	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/core"
-	"git.urbach.dev/cli/q/src/x86"
 )
 
 // finalize generates the final machine code.
@@ -45,25 +43,6 @@ func (r *Result) finalize() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	final.Label(asm.LABEL, asm.Label{
-		Name: "_crash",
-		Type: asm.ControlLabel,
-	})
-
-	switch config.TargetOS {
-	case config.Linux:
-		final.RegisterNumber(asm.MOVE, x86.SyscallInputRegisters[0], LinuxExit)
-		final.RegisterNumber(asm.MOVE, x86.SyscallInputRegisters[1], 1)
-		final.Syscall()
-	case config.Mac:
-		final.RegisterNumber(asm.MOVE, x86.SyscallInputRegisters[0], MacExit)
-		final.RegisterNumber(asm.MOVE, x86.SyscallInputRegisters[1], 1)
-		final.Syscall()
-	case config.Windows:
-		final.RegisterNumber(asm.MOVE, x86.WindowsInputRegisters[0], 1)
-		final.RegisterNumber(asm.AND, x86.RSP, -16)
-		final.DLLCall("kernel32.ExitProcess")
-	}
-
+	final.Merge(&r.Functions["core.crash"].Assembler)
 	r.Code, r.Data = asmc.Finalize(&final, r.DLLs)
 }
diff --git a/src/core/CompileAssert.go b/src/core/CompileAssert.go
index 7614bd9..07af8ff 100644
--- a/src/core/CompileAssert.go
+++ b/src/core/CompileAssert.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (f *Function) CompileAssert(assert *ast.Assert) error {
 
 	f.Defer(func() {
 		f.AddLabel(fail)
-		f.Jump(asm.JUMP, asm.Label{Name: "_crash", Type: asm.ControlLabel})
+		f.Jump(asm.JUMP, asm.Label{Name: "core.crash", Type: asm.ControlLabel})
 	})
 
 	return err
diff --git a/tests/programs/assert.q b/tests/programs/assert.q
index 9c3123e..c54983d 100644
--- a/tests/programs/assert.q
+++ b/tests/programs/assert.q
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 main() {
-	assert 1 != 0
-	assert 1 == 0 || 1 != 0
-	assert 1 != 0 && 2 != 0
 	assert 1 == 0
 }
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