diff --git a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/cdmake/cdmake.c b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/cdmake/cdmake.c
index d02ccc6ef55..dd05ed51ec6 100644
--- a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/cdmake/cdmake.c
+++ b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/cdmake/cdmake.c
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@ This function edits and displays an error message and then jumps back to the
 error exit point in main().
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static void error_exit(const char* fmt, ...)
+static
+DECLSPEC_NORETURN
+void error_exit(const char* fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list arg;