diff --git a/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc b/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc
index 17e9df02e..29982bf8e 100644
--- a/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc
+++ b/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ int RE2::Options::ParseFlags() const {
 }
 
 void RE2::Init(const StringPiece& pattern, const Options& options) {
+  abort();
+
   static std::once_flag empty_once;
   std::call_once(empty_once, []() {
     (void) new (empty_storage) EmptyStorage;