diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 23c91947..8a6bfbf2 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
 #define SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT noexcept
 #else
-#define SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+#define SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT throw()
 #endif
 
 // under linux, you can use the much faster CLOCK_REALTIME_COARSE clock.