diff --git a/src-self-hosted/cbe.h b/src-self-hosted/cbe.h
index 66e7b8bd3e..7d0e48eaae 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/cbe.h
+++ b/src-self-hosted/cbe.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L
 #define noreturn _Noreturn
-#elif __GNUC__ && !__STRICT_ANSI__
+#elif __GNUC__
 #define noreturn __attribute__ ((noreturn))
+#elif _MSC_VER
+#define noreturn __declspec(noreturn)
 #else
 #define noreturn
 #endif