3 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/env.c b/src/nvim/os/env.c
index de0cd10d9c..999fcd434a 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/env.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/env.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ bool os_setenv_append_path(const char *fname)
 # define MAX_ENVPATHLEN INT_MAX
 #endif
   if (!path_is_absolute_path((char_u *)fname)) {
-    EMSG2(_(e_intern2), "os_setenv_append_path()");
+    internal_error("os_setenv_append_path()");
     return false;
   }
   const char *tail = (char *)path_tail_with_sep((char_u *)fname);
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c b/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c
index 53301e4b53..855ca2ae47 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ int pty_process_spawn(PtyProcess *ptyproc)
     ELOG("forkpty failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     return status;
   } else if (pid == 0) {
-    init_child(ptyproc);
-    abort();
+    init_child(ptyproc);  // never returns
   }
 
   // make sure the master file descriptor is non blocking
@@ -163,14 +162,15 @@ static void init_child(PtyProcess *ptyproc) FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 
   Process *proc = (Process *)ptyproc;
   if (proc->cwd && os_chdir(proc->cwd) != 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "chdir failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    ELOG("chdir failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     return;
   }
 
   char *prog = ptyproc->process.argv[0];
   setenv("TERM", ptyproc->term_name ? ptyproc->term_name : "ansi", 1);
   execvp(prog, ptyproc->process.argv);
-  fprintf(stderr, "execvp failed: %s: %s\n", strerror(errno), prog);
+  ELOG("execvp failed: %s: %s", strerror(errno), prog);
+  _exit(122);  // 122 is EXEC_FAILED in the Vim source.
 }
 
 static void init_termios(struct termios *termios) FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/signal.c b/src/nvim/os/signal.c
index fd6d3b32e4..732be072e1 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/signal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/signal.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "nvim/ascii.h"
+#include "nvim/log.h"
 #include "nvim/vim.h"
 #include "nvim/globals.h"
 #include "nvim/memline.h"
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ static void on_signal(SignalWatcher *handle, int signum, void *data)
       }
       break;
     default:
-      fprintf(stderr, "Invalid signal %d", signum);
+      ELOG("invalid signal: %d", signum);
       break;
   }
 }