diff --git a/test/litest.h b/test/litest.h
index a6f9d140..e037a904 100644
--- a/test/litest.h
+++ b/test/litest.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ litest_fail_comparison_str(const char *file,
 					      #cond, __VA_ARGS__); \
 	} while(0)
 
+#define litest_assert_not_reached() \
+	litest_abort_msg("Triggered unreachable code\n")
+
 #define _litest_abort_msg(file_, line_, func_, ...) do {\
 	litest_fail_condition(file_, line_, func_, \
 			      "aborting", __VA_ARGS__); \
diff --git a/test/test-gestures.c b/test/test-gestures.c
index 22fb2ff5..cccf1962 100644
--- a/test/test-gestures.c
+++ b/test/test-gestures.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ START_TEST(gestures_hold_once_tap_n_drag)
 		button = BTN_MIDDLE;
 		break;
 	default:
-		abort();
+		litest_assert_not_reached();
 	}
 
 	switch (nfingers) {
diff --git a/test/test-tablet.c b/test/test-tablet.c
index 365c8781..8a1acb8e 100644
--- a/test/test-tablet.c
+++ b/test/test-tablet.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ START_TEST(tip_up_motion_one_axis)
 		start_y = 15;
 		break;
 	default:
-		abort();
+		litest_assert_not_reached();
 	}
 
 	/* generate enough events to fill the history and move alonge the
@@ -3953,7 +3953,7 @@ get_tool_xy(struct libinput *li, double *x, double *y)
 		tev = litest_is_tablet_event(event, LIBINPUT_EVENT_TABLET_TOOL_PROXIMITY);
 		break;
 	default:
-		abort();
+		litest_assert_not_reached();
 	}
 
 	*x = libinput_event_tablet_tool_get_x_transformed(tev, 100);