diff --git a/devtools/src/random_path.rs b/devtools/src/random_path.rs
index 6b3649276..9c6c261a2 100644
--- a/devtools/src/random_path.rs
+++ b/devtools/src/random_path.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ impl Drop for RandomTempPath {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
 		if let Err(_) = fs::remove_dir_all(&self) {
 			if let Err(e) = fs::remove_file(&self) {
-				println!("Failed to remove temp directory. Here's what prevented this from happening:  ({})", e);
+				if self.panic_on_drop_failure {
+					panic!("Failed to remove temp directory. Here's what prevented this from happening:  ({})", e);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}