diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
index 35a052fc177a..4e29dd03e582 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
@@ -232,11 +232,8 @@ NORET_TYPE void die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, int err)
 	bust_spinlocks(0);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&die_lock);
 
-	if (panic_on_oops) {
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds\n");
-		ssleep(5);
-		panic("Fatal exception");
-	}
+	if (panic_on_oops)
+		panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
 
 	do_exit(SIGSEGV);
 }
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index 021f8fdc7512..0d4005dc06c5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -453,11 +453,9 @@ void die(const char * str, struct pt_regs * regs, long err)
 	if (in_interrupt())
 		panic("Fatal exception in interrupt");
 
-	if (panic_on_oops) {
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds\n");
-		ssleep(5);
-		panic("Fatal exception");
-	}
+	if (panic_on_oops)
+		panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
+
 	oops_exit();
 	do_exit(SIGSEGV);
 }
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
index e7bbb0f40aa2..5a0420464c6c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -117,11 +117,8 @@ die (const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
 	die.lock_owner = -1;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&die.lock);
 
-	if (panic_on_oops) {
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds\n");
-		ssleep(5);
-		panic("Fatal exception");
-	}
+	if (panic_on_oops)
+		panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
 
   	do_exit(SIGSEGV);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 3c668078e524..2105767fcc57 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -150,13 +150,9 @@ int die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
 	if (in_interrupt())
 		panic("Fatal exception in interrupt");
 
-	if (panic_on_oops) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds\n");
-		ssleep(5);
-#endif
-		panic("Fatal exception");
-	}
+	if (panic_on_oops)
+		panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
+
 	do_exit(err);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c
index f7a9d1421078..4e9938dee060 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ void __kprobes oops_end(unsigned long flags)
 		/* Nest count reaches zero, release the lock. */
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&die_lock, flags);
 	if (panic_on_oops)
-		panic("Oops");
+		panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
 }
 
 void __kprobes __die(const char * str, struct pt_regs * regs, long err)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c
index 27e409089a7b..9734960a2451 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c
@@ -487,11 +487,9 @@ void die(const char * str, struct pt_regs * regs, long err)
 	if (in_interrupt())
 		panic("Fatal exception in interrupt");
 
-	if (panic_on_oops) {
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds\n");
-		ssleep(5);
-		panic("Fatal exception");
-	}
+	if (panic_on_oops)
+		panic("Fatal exception: panic_on_oops");
+
 	do_exit(err);
 }