diff --git a/sol/error.hpp b/sol/error.hpp
index 5e4f41ca6..5c170e72a 100644
--- a/sol/error.hpp
+++ b/sol/error.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class error : public std::runtime_error {
 	error& operator=(const error& e) = default;
 	error& operator=(error&& e) = default;
 
-	virtual const char* what() const override {
+	virtual const char* what() const noexcept override {
 		return w.c_str();
 	}
 };