diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c
index 3c99aa061a..42b68a4a6a 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_cc_parse.c
@@ -788,8 +788,10 @@ compile(void)
    snprintf(tmpn, PATH_MAX, "%s/edje_cc.edc-tmp-XXXXXX", tmp_dir);
    fd = mkstemp(tmpn);
    if (fd < 0)
-     error_and_abort(ef, "Unable to open temp file \"%s\" for pre-processor.",
-                     sc->tmpn);
+     {
+        CRIT("Unable to open temp file \"%s\" for pre-processor.", tmpn);
+        exit(-1);
+     }
 
    if (fd >= 0)
      {