diff --git a/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx b/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx
index 8412583b7..5ce9a2e02 100644
--- a/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx
+++ b/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static constexpr std::chrono::steady_clock::duration INOTIFY_UPDATE_DELAY =
 	std::chrono::seconds(5);
 
 void
-InotifyQueue::OnDelay()
+InotifyQueue::OnDelay() noexcept
 {
 	unsigned id;
 
diff --git a/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.hxx b/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.hxx
index 60272deb6..bb6159019 100644
--- a/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.hxx
+++ b/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.hxx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 	void Enqueue(const char *uri_utf8);
 
 private:
-	void OnDelay();
+	void OnDelay() noexcept;
 };
 
 #endif