diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/arm/rtems/score/cpu.h b/cpukit/score/cpu/arm/rtems/score/cpu.h
index a032d4aff9..9aef8df15d 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/arm/rtems/score/cpu.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/arm/rtems/score/cpu.h
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ void _CPU_Context_restore( Context_Control *new_context )
   RTEMS_COMPILER_NO_RETURN_ATTRIBUTE;
 
 #if defined(ARM_MULTILIB_ARCH_V7M)
-  void _ARMV7M_Start_multitasking( Context_Control *heir );
+  void _ARMV7M_Start_multitasking( Context_Control *heir )
+    RTEMS_COMPILER_NO_RETURN_ATTRIBUTE;
   #define _CPU_Start_multitasking _ARMV7M_Start_multitasking
 #endif