diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.truffle/src/com/oracle/svm/truffle/SubstrateTruffleHostEnvironment.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.truffle/src/com/oracle/svm/truffle/SubstrateTruffleHostEnvironment.java
index bbd1c9b50999..7fa1167787ed 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.truffle/src/com/oracle/svm/truffle/SubstrateTruffleHostEnvironment.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.truffle/src/com/oracle/svm/truffle/SubstrateTruffleHostEnvironment.java
@@ -24,16 +24,17 @@
  */
 package com.oracle.svm.truffle;
 
-import jdk.graal.compiler.truffle.TruffleCompilerImpl;
-import jdk.graal.compiler.truffle.TruffleElementCache;
-import jdk.graal.compiler.truffle.host.TruffleHostEnvironment;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platform;
 import org.graalvm.nativeimage.Platforms;
 
+import com.oracle.svm.core.util.UserError;
 import com.oracle.truffle.compiler.HostMethodInfo;
 import com.oracle.truffle.compiler.TruffleCompilable;
 import com.oracle.truffle.compiler.TruffleCompilerRuntime;
 
+import jdk.graal.compiler.truffle.TruffleCompilerImpl;
+import jdk.graal.compiler.truffle.TruffleElementCache;
+import jdk.graal.compiler.truffle.host.TruffleHostEnvironment;
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.MetaAccessProvider;
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.ResolvedJavaMethod;
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ final class SubstrateTruffleHostEnvironment extends TruffleHostEnvironment {
 
     @Override
     protected TruffleCompilerImpl createCompiler(TruffleCompilable compilable) {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Creating a truffle compiler during SVM host compilation is not supported.");
+        throw UserError.abort("Creating a truffle compiler during SVM host compilation is not supported.");
     }
 
     @Override