diff --git a/src/libcore/panicking.rs b/src/libcore/panicking.rs
index 71a1eb2f7a4..4b4fa73c478 100644
--- a/src/libcore/panicking.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/panicking.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@
 #[cfg(not(stage0))]
 use panic::{Location, PanicInfo};
 
+// NOTE This function never crosses the FFI boundary; it's a Rust-to-Rust call
 #[cfg(not(stage0))]
 #[allow(improper_ctypes)] // PanicInfo contains a trait object which is not FFI safe
-extern "C" {
+extern "Rust" {
     #[lang = "panic_impl"]
     fn panic_impl(pi: &PanicInfo) -> !;
 }