diff --git a/src/util/DivideString.cxx b/src/util/DivideString.cxx
index bbea4ec8c..49f6b94ad 100644
--- a/src/util/DivideString.cxx
+++ b/src/util/DivideString.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-DivideString::DivideString(const char *s, char separator, bool strip)
+DivideString::DivideString(const char *s, char separator, bool strip) noexcept
 	:first(nullptr)
 {
 	const char *x = strchr(s, separator);
diff --git a/src/util/DivideString.hxx b/src/util/DivideString.hxx
index 01ab9cdf0..1c92e05ef 100644
--- a/src/util/DivideString.hxx
+++ b/src/util/DivideString.hxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param strip strip the first part and left-strip the second
 	 * part?
 	 */
-	DivideString(const char *s, char separator, bool strip=false);
+	DivideString(const char *s, char separator, bool strip=false) noexcept;
 
 	~DivideString() {
 		delete[] first;