diff --git a/kvm.c b/kvm.c
index 566a453..c8bb938 100644
--- a/kvm.c
+++ b/kvm.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void kvm__enable_singlestep(struct kvm *self)
 	};
 
 	if (ioctl(self->vcpu_fd, KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG, &debug) < 0)
-		die("KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG failed");
+		warning("KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG failed");
 }
 
 static void kvm__show_registers(struct kvm *self)