diff --git a/include/evmc/utils.h b/include/evmc/utils.h
index fd0cf90..1e1bf94 100644
--- a/include/evmc/utils.h
+++ b/include/evmc/utils.h
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@
 #else
 #define EVMC_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #endif
+
+#if __cplusplus
+#define EVMC_NOEXCEPT noexcept
+#else
+#define EVMC_NOEXCEPT
+#endif