diff --git a/platforms/avr/platform.mk b/platforms/avr/platform.mk
index b45108736f10..4d9cafaeef4a 100644
--- a/platforms/avr/platform.mk
+++ b/platforms/avr/platform.mk
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ endif
 
 bootloader:
 ifeq ($(strip $(QMK_BOOTLOADER_TYPE)),)
-	$(error Please set BOOTLOADER to "qmk-dfu" or "qmk-hid" first!)
+	$(call CATASTROPHIC_ERROR,Invalid BOOTLOADER,Please set BOOTLOADER to "qmk-dfu" or "qmk-hid" first!)
 else
 	make -C lib/lufa/Bootloaders/$(QMK_BOOTLOADER_TYPE)/ clean
 	$(QMK_BIN) generate-dfu-header --quiet --keyboard $(KEYBOARD) --output lib/lufa/Bootloaders/$(QMK_BOOTLOADER_TYPE)/Keyboard.h
diff --git a/platforms/chibios/platform.mk b/platforms/chibios/platform.mk
index 45e337788229..6fd1fd83f5ad 100644
--- a/platforms/chibios/platform.mk
+++ b/platforms/chibios/platform.mk
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(MCU)), risc-v)
             ifneq ($(shell which riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc 2>/dev/null),)
                 TOOLCHAIN = riscv64-unknown-elf-
             else
-                $(error "No RISC-V toolchain found. Can't find riscv32-unknown-elf-gcc or riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc found in your systems PATH variable. Please install a valid toolchain and make it accessible!")
+                $(call CATASTROPHIC_ERROR,Missing toolchain,No RISC-V toolchain found. Can't find riscv32-unknown-elf-gcc or riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc found in your systems PATH variable. Please install a valid toolchain and make it accessible!)
             endif
         endif
     endif
diff --git a/testlist.mk b/testlist.mk
index 904485c15ced..86da5668ac9a 100644
--- a/testlist.mk
+++ b/testlist.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(PLATFORM_PATH)/test/testlist.mk
 define VALIDATE_TEST_LIST
     ifneq ($1,)
         ifeq ($$(findstring -,$1),-)
-            $$(error Test names can't contain '-', but '$1' does)
+            $$(call CATASTROPHIC_ERROR,Invalid test name,Test names can't contain '-', but '$1' does.)
         else
             $$(eval $$(call VALIDATE_TEST_LIST,$$(firstword $2),$$(wordlist 2,9999,$2)))
         endif