diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/heap.h b/headers/private/kernel/heap.h
index d2daa6983d..9e514297f6 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/heap.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/heap.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static const struct nogrow_t {
 } nogrow = {};
 
 inline void*
-operator new(size_t size, const nogrow_t& nogrow)
+operator new(size_t size, const nogrow_t& nogrow) throw()
 {
 	return malloc_nogrow(size);
 }