diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/bug.h
index d04b48cefecc..9f8967f10f8c 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/bug.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/bug.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 struct pt_regs;
 
 extern const char *trap_name(int trapno);
-extern void die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err,
-		unsigned long addr) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
+extern void __noreturn die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err,
+		unsigned long addr);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/traps.c b/arch/metag/kernel/traps.c
index 2ceeaae5b199..a7051de20075 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/traps.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ const char *trap_name(int trapno)
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(die_lock);
 
-void die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err,
-	 unsigned long addr)
+void __noreturn die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs,
+		    long err, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	static int die_counter;