diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/bug.h
index 6bd9f43cb5a5..a24cbb16d0eb 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/bug.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/bug.h
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ extern void do_BUG(const char *file, int line);
 #include <asm-generic/bug.h>
 
 struct pt_regs;
-extern void die_if_kernel(char *str, struct pt_regs *regs) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
+void __noreturn die_if_kernel(char *str, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/traps_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/traps_32.c
index 662982946a89..a655e5bf92a7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/traps_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/traps_32.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void instruction_dump(unsigned long *pc)
 #define __SAVE __asm__ __volatile__("save %sp, -0x40, %sp\n\t")
 #define __RESTORE __asm__ __volatile__("restore %g0, %g0, %g0\n\t")
 
-void die_if_kernel(char *str, struct pt_regs *regs)
+void __noreturn die_if_kernel(char *str, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	static int die_counter;
 	int count = 0;