diff --git a/src/core/SkRemoteGlyphCache.cpp b/src/core/SkRemoteGlyphCache.cpp
index ff1a931817..2e275a8a14 100644
--- a/src/core/SkRemoteGlyphCache.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkRemoteGlyphCache.cpp
@@ -619,10 +619,10 @@ SkStrikeClient::SkStrikeClient(sk_sp<DiscardableHandleManager> discardableManage
 
 SkStrikeClient::~SkStrikeClient() = default;
 
-#define READ_FAILURE                      \
-    {                                     \
-        SkDEBUGFAIL("Bad serialization"); \
-        return false;                     \
+#define READ_FAILURE                             \
+    {                                            \
+        SkDebugf("Bad font data serialization"); \
+        return false;                            \
     }
 
 static bool readGlyph(SkTLazy<SkGlyph>& glyph, Deserializer* deserializer) {