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diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/kernel.erl b/lib/kernel/src/kernel.erl
index 1e07620a3e..ecdb32424a 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/kernel.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/kernel.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2013. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ start(_, []) ->
case supervisor:start_link({local, kernel_sup}, kernel, []) of
{ok, Pid} ->
Type = get_error_logger_type(),
- error_logger:swap_handler(Type),
- {ok, Pid, []};
+ case error_logger:swap_handler(Type) of
+ ok -> {ok, Pid, []};
+ Error ->
+ %% Not necessary since the node will crash anyway:
+ exit(Pid, shutdown),
+ Error
+ end;
Error -> Error
end.