diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index 12ee8a6..dfa4f5e 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 /* macros */
 #define LENGTH(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof((x)[0]))
 #define CLEAN(m) (m & ~(GDK_MOD2_MASK) & ~(GDK_BUTTON1_MASK) & ~(GDK_BUTTON2_MASK) & ~(GDK_BUTTON3_MASK) & ~(GDK_BUTTON4_MASK) & ~(GDK_BUTTON5_MASK) & ~(GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK))
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) || defined(__ICL) || defined(__ICC) || defined(__ECC) || defined(__clang__)
+/* only gcc, clang and Intel's cc seem support this */
+#define NORETURN __attribute__((noreturn))
+#else
+#define NORETURN
+#endif
 
 /* enums */
 enum { NEXT, PREVIOUS, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, BOTTOM, TOP, HIDE, HIGHLIGHT,
@@ -363,7 +369,7 @@ void notify(int, const char*);
 gboolean open_file(char*, char*);
 gboolean open_stdin(gchar*);
 void open_uri(char*);
-void out_of_memory(void);
+void out_of_memory(void) NORETURN;
 void update_status(void);
 void read_configuration_file(const char*);
 void read_configuration(void);