diff --git a/Include/pydebug.h b/Include/pydebug.h
index 70c88f6..cafbfd0 100644
--- a/Include/pydebug.h
+++ b/Include/pydebug.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
    PYTHONPATH and PYTHONHOME from the environment */
 #define Py_GETENV(s) (Py_IgnoreEnvironmentFlag ? NULL : getenv(s))
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_FatalError(const char *message);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Include/pyerrors.h b/Include/pyerrors.h
index 4bb3c01..edc8218 100644
--- a/Include/pyerrors.h
+++ b/Include/pyerrors.h
@@ -70,7 +70,17 @@
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyErr_Clear(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyErr_Fetch(PyObject **, PyObject **, PyObject **);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyErr_Restore(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_FatalError(const char *message);
+
+#if defined(__clang__) || \
+    (defined(__GNUC__) && \
+     ((__GNUC_MAJOR__ >= 3) || \
+      (__GNUC_MAJOR__ == 2) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5)))
+#define _Py_NO_RETURN __attribute__((__noreturn__))
+#else
+#define _Py_NO_RETURN
+#endif
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_FatalError(const char *message) _Py_NO_RETURN;
 
 #if defined(Py_DEBUG) || defined(Py_LIMITED_API)
 #define _PyErr_OCCURRED() PyErr_Occurred()