diff --git a/include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in b/include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in
index a0679af5..06f47b8a 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in
+++ b/include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define MALLCTL_ARENAS_DESTROYED	4097
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus) && defined(JEMALLOC_USE_CXX_THROW)
-#  define JEMALLOC_CXX_THROW throw()
+#  define JEMALLOC_CXX_THROW noexcept (true)
 #else
 #  define JEMALLOC_CXX_THROW
 #endif