diff --git a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx
index a245989de..03f02b311 100644
--- a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 size_t
 decoder_read(DecoderClient *client,
 	     InputStream &is,
-	     void *buffer, size_t length)
+	     void *buffer, size_t length) noexcept
 {
 	assert(buffer != nullptr);
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ decoder_read(DecoderClient *client,
 
 bool
 decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
-		  void *_buffer, size_t size)
+		  void *_buffer, size_t size) noexcept
 {
 	uint8_t *buffer = (uint8_t *)_buffer;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 }
 
 bool
-decoder_skip(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is, size_t size)
+decoder_skip(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is, size_t size) noexcept
 {
 	while (size > 0) {
 		char buffer[1024];
diff --git a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx
index 537e371cd..20959b456 100644
--- a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx
+++ b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ class StopDecoder {};
  */
 size_t
 decoder_read(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
-	     void *buffer, size_t length);
+	     void *buffer, size_t length) noexcept;
 
 static inline size_t
 decoder_read(DecoderClient &decoder, InputStream &is,
-	     void *buffer, size_t length)
+	     void *buffer, size_t length) noexcept
 {
 	return decoder_read(&decoder, is, buffer, length);
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ decoder_read(DecoderClient &decoder, InputStream &is,
  */
 bool
 decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
-		  void *buffer, size_t size);
+		  void *buffer, size_t size) noexcept;
 
 /**
  * Skip data on the #InputStream.
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
  * @return true on success, false on error or command
  */
 bool
-decoder_skip(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is, size_t size);
+decoder_skip(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is, size_t size) noexcept;
 
 #endif