diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/declaration.d b/compiler/src/dmd/declaration.d
index c94443de3969..7b30958bf4e4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/declaration.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/declaration.d
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ else version = MARS;
  */
 void ObjectNotFound(Loc loc, Identifier id)
 {
+    global.gag = 0; // never gag the fatal error
     error(loc, "`%s` not found. object.d may be incorrectly installed or corrupt.", id.toChars());
     version (IN_LLVM)
     {