diff --git a/lib/roken/err.h b/lib/roken/err.h
index e74f5d3b4..6b26f5971 100644
--- a/lib/roken/err.h
+++ b/lib/roken/err.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern const char *__progname;
 #endif
 
 void warnerr(int doexit, int eval, int doerrno, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-     __attribute__ ((noreturn, format (printf, 4, 0)));
+     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 4, 0)));
 
 void verr(int eval, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
      __attribute__ ((noreturn, format (printf, 2, 0)));
diff --git a/lib/roken/err.hin b/lib/roken/err.hin
index e74f5d3b4..6b26f5971 100644
--- a/lib/roken/err.hin
+++ b/lib/roken/err.hin
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern const char *__progname;
 #endif
 
 void warnerr(int doexit, int eval, int doerrno, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-     __attribute__ ((noreturn, format (printf, 4, 0)));
+     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 4, 0)));
 
 void verr(int eval, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
      __attribute__ ((noreturn, format (printf, 2, 0)));