diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
index d692bf97aaf..8c456e4561e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/noder.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func LoadPackage(filenames []string) {
 		for e := range p.err {
 			p.errorAt(e.Pos, "%s", e.Msg)
 		}
+		if p.file == nil {
+			base.ErrorExit()
+		}
 		lines += p.file.EOF.Line()
 	}
 	base.Timer.AddEvent(int64(lines), "lines")
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug050.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug050.go
index aba68b1dcbb..1e299ed99a8 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug050.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug050.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// errorcheck
+// errorcheck -d=panic
 
 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style