diff --git a/src/include/common.h b/src/include/common.h
index 5f09fe3e250..61a27ded9d9 100644
--- a/src/include/common.h
+++ b/src/include/common.h
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@
 // dbus proxy path used by firejail and firemon
 #define XDG_DBUS_PROXY_PATH "/usr/bin/xdg-dbus-proxy"
 
-#define errExit(msg) do { \
-	char msgout[500]; \
-	snprintf(msgout, 500, "Error %s:%d: %s: %s", \
-	         __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, msg); \
-	perror(msgout); \
-	exit(1); \
-} while (0)
+#define errExit(msg) _errExit(__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, msg)
+
+static inline void __attribute__((noreturn))
+_errExit(const char *fname, int lineno, const char *func, const char *msg) {
+	char msgout[500];
+	snprintf(msgout, 500, "Error %s:%d: %s: %s", fname, lineno, func, msg);
+	perror(msgout);
+	exit(1);
+}
 
 // macro to print ip addresses in a printf statement
 #define PRINT_IP(A) \