diff --git a/src/dev/arm/a9scu.cc b/src/dev/arm/a9scu.cc
index 32dc3f7dfa..86a50ae8e7 100644
--- a/src/dev/arm/a9scu.cc
+++ b/src/dev/arm/a9scu.cc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ A9SCU::write(PacketPtr pkt)
     switch (daddr) {
       default:
         // Nothing implemented at this point
-        panic("Tried to write SCU at offset %#x\n", daddr);
+        warn("Tried to write SCU at offset %#x\n", daddr);
         break;
     }
     pkt->makeAtomicResponse();