diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f0e5a793..20c735c4c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ IF (WIN32)
 ELSE()
   OPTION( ASSIMP_BUILD_ZLIB
     "Build your own zlib"
-    OFF
+    ON
   )
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/3DS/3DSLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/3DS/3DSLoader.h
index f47fcfef9..6bd73f412 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/3DS/3DSLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/3DS/3DSLoader.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ using namespace D3DS;
 class Discreet3DSImporter : public BaseImporter {
 public:
     Discreet3DSImporter();
-    ~Discreet3DSImporter();
+    ~Discreet3DSImporter() override;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Returns whether the class can handle the format of the given file.
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/3MF/3MFTypes.h b/code/AssetLib/3MF/3MFTypes.h
index 02238ceab..8207b568b 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/3MF/3MFTypes.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/3MF/3MFTypes.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
         // empty
     }
 
-    ~EmbeddedTexture() = default;
+    ~EmbeddedTexture() override = default;
 
     ResourceType getType() const override {
         return ResourceType::RT_EmbeddedTexture2D;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
         // empty
     }
 
-    ~Texture2DGroup() = default;
+    ~Texture2DGroup() override = default;
 
     ResourceType getType() const override {
         return ResourceType::RT_Texture2DGroup;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public:
         // empty
     }
 
-    ~BaseMaterials() = default;
+    ~BaseMaterials() override = default;
 
     ResourceType getType() const override {
         return ResourceType::RT_BaseMaterials;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
         // empty
     }
 
-    ~Object() = default;
+    ~Object() override = default;
 
     ResourceType getType() const override {
         return ResourceType::RT_Object;
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp b/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp
index 601eae4e4..27f733043 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/AMF/AMFImporter.hpp
@@ -282,11 +282,11 @@ public:
     bool Find_NodeElement(const std::string &pID, const AMFNodeElementBase::EType pType, AMFNodeElementBase **pNodeElement) const;
     bool Find_ConvertedNode(const std::string &pID, NodeArray &nodeArray, aiNode **pNode) const;
     bool Find_ConvertedMaterial(const std::string &pID, const SPP_Material **pConvertedMaterial) const;
-    void Throw_CloseNotFound(const std::string &nodeName);
-    void Throw_IncorrectAttr(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName);
-    void Throw_IncorrectAttrValue(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName);
-    void Throw_MoreThanOnceDefined(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pNodeType, const std::string &pDescription);
-    void Throw_ID_NotFound(const std::string &pID) const;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_CloseNotFound(const std::string &nodeName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_IncorrectAttr(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_IncorrectAttrValue(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_MoreThanOnceDefined(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pNodeType, const std::string &pDescription) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void Throw_ID_NotFound(const std::string &pID) const AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
     void XML_CheckNode_MustHaveChildren(pugi::xml_node &node);
     bool XML_SearchNode(const std::string &nodeName);
     void ParseHelper_FixTruncatedFloatString(const char *pInStr, std::string &pOutString);
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Collada/ColladaParser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Collada/ColladaParser.cpp
index cce6a0db6..fcadd08a7 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Collada/ColladaParser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Collada/ColladaParser.cpp
@@ -1855,7 +1855,6 @@ size_t ColladaParser::ReadPrimitives(XmlNode &node, Mesh &pMesh, std::vector<Inp
         default:
             // LineStrip is not supported due to expected index unmangling
             throw DeadlyImportError("Unsupported primitive type.");
-            break;
         }
 
         // store the face size to later reconstruct the face from
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp
index 8fb700179..4ab73f681 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXBinaryTokenizer.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ size_t Offset(const char* begin, const char* cursor) {
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_WONT_RETURN void TokenizeError(const std::string& message, const char* begin, const char* cursor) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 void TokenizeError(const std::string& message, const char* begin, const char* cursor) {
     TokenizeError(message, Offset(begin, cursor));
 }
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp
index a8e766873..150921db5 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXParser.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ namespace {
 
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void ParseError(const std::string& message, TokenPtr token) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
     void ParseError(const std::string& message, TokenPtr token)
     {
         if(token) {
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h
index 95ce0a9eb..4d5f5f22f 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/HMP/HMPLoader.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected:
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Import a HMP4 file
     */
-    void InternReadFile_HMP4();
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void InternReadFile_HMP4() AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Import a HMP5 file
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOBLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOBLoader.cpp
index a61e49a7f..e49adcf98 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOBLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOBLoader.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ void LWOImporter::LoadLWOBFile()
         if (mFileBuffer + head.length > end)
         {
             throw DeadlyImportError("LWOB: Invalid chunk length");
-            break;
         }
         uint8_t* const next = mFileBuffer+head.length;
         switch (head.type)
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp
index 1bf39b2da..a7d4164bb 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp
@@ -1486,7 +1486,6 @@ void LWOImporter::LoadLWO2File() {
 
         if (mFileBuffer + head.length > end) {
             throw DeadlyImportError("LWO2: Chunk length points behind the file");
-            break;
         }
         uint8_t *const next = mFileBuffer + head.length;
         mFileBuffer += bufOffset;
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h b/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h
index bb4843cf9..ad7367e2a 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Parser.h
@@ -365,9 +365,7 @@ public:
     static void ReportWarning (const char* warn, unsigned int line);
 
 
-    void ReportError (const char* error) {
-        return ReportError(error, lineNumber);
-    }
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void ReportError (const char* error) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
     void ReportWarning (const char* warn) {
         return ReportWarning(warn, lineNumber);
@@ -404,6 +402,9 @@ private:
     unsigned int lineNumber;
 };
 
+inline void MD5Parser::ReportError(const char* error) {
+    ReportError(error, lineNumber);
+}
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 inline bool MD5Parser::SkipLine(const char* in, const char** out) {
     ++lineNumber;
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h
index b7d87e88d..433100938 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ protected:
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Import a CS:S/HL2 MDL file (not fully implemented)
     */
-    void InternReadFile_HL2( );
+    AI_WONT_RETURN void InternReadFile_HL2( ) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Check whether a given position is inside the valid range
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h b/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h
index f2e387975..424fc725a 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MMD/MMDPmxParser.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
+#include <assimp/types.h>
 #include "MMDCpp14.h"
 
 namespace pmx
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ namespace pmx
 		std::unique_ptr<PmxAncherRigidBody []> anchers;
 		int pin_vertex_count;
 		std::unique_ptr<int []> pin_vertices;
-		void Read(std::istream *stream, PmxSetting *setting);
+		AI_WONT_RETURN void Read(std::istream *stream, PmxSetting *setting) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 	};
 
 	class PmxModel
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp
index c7121083a..ed416dc93 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileParser.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void ObjFileParser::parseFile(IOStreamBuffer<char> &streamBuffer) {
             getNameNoSpace(m_DataIt, m_DataItEnd, name);
             insideCstype = name == "cstype";
             goto pf_skip_line;
-        } break;
+        }
 
         default: {
         pf_skip_line:
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Q3D/Q3DLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Q3D/Q3DLoader.cpp
index a91788c78..22d1065de 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Q3D/Q3DLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Q3D/Q3DLoader.cpp
@@ -382,11 +382,10 @@ void Q3DImporter::InternReadFile(const std::string &pFile,
 
             // TODO
             goto outer;
-        } break;
+        }
 
         default:
             throw DeadlyImportError("Quick3D: Unknown chunk");
-            break;
         };
     }
 outer:
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Raw/RawLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/Raw/RawLoader.h
index 6e4c4d110..54314f728 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Raw/RawLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Raw/RawLoader.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
 class RAWImporter : public BaseImporter {
 public:
     RAWImporter();
-    ~RAWImporter();
+    ~RAWImporter() override;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Returns whether the class can handle the format of the given file.
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Unreal/UnrealLoader.h b/code/AssetLib/Unreal/UnrealLoader.h
index a931a86dd..fda784cfb 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Unreal/UnrealLoader.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Unreal/UnrealLoader.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Assimp {
 class UnrealImporter : public BaseImporter {
 public:
     UnrealImporter();
-    ~UnrealImporter();
+    ~UnrealImporter() override;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** @brief Returns whether we can handle the format of the given file
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/X/XFileParser.cpp b/code/AssetLib/X/XFileParser.cpp
index 8786c3166..770c75a77 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/X/XFileParser.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/X/XFileParser.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ void XFileParser::ParseDataObjectAnimationKey(AnimBone *pAnimBone) {
 
         default:
             ThrowException("Unknown key type ", keyType, " in animation.");
-            break;
         } // end switch
 
         // key separator
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp b/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp
index 8852b71ec..705a2472e 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/X3D/X3DImporter.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Assimp {
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ArgOutOfRange(const std::string &argument) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_CloseNotFound(const std::string &node) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrF(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrD(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrB(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_ConvertFail_Str2ArrI(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_DEF_And_USE(const std::string &nodeName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_IncorrectAttr(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_IncorrectAttrValue(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrName) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_MoreThanOnceDefined(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pNodeType, const std::string &pDescription) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_TagCountIncorrect(const std::string &pNode) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
+AI_WONT_RETURN inline void Throw_USE_NotFound(const std::string &nodeName, const std::string &pAttrValue) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
 inline void Throw_ArgOutOfRange(const std::string &argument) {
     throw DeadlyImportError("Argument value is out of range for: \"" + argument + "\".");
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h
index cf9c8f11c..048937502 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Asset.h
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
     Buffer();
-    ~Buffer();
+    ~Buffer() override;
 
     void Read(Value &obj, Asset &r);
 
diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e0d0f143..d5500d986 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1211,7 +1211,6 @@ IF (ASSIMP_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
         -Wno-undef
         -Wno-suggest-destructor-override
         -Wno-suggest-override
-        -Wno-inconsistent-missing-destructor-override
         -Wno-zero-as-null-pointer-constant
         -Wno-global-constructors
         -Wno-exit-time-destructors
@@ -1236,6 +1235,7 @@ IF (ASSIMP_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
         -Wno-tautological-value-range-compare
         -Wno-tautological-type-limit-compare
         -Wno-missing-noreturn
+        -Wno-missing-variable-declarations
         -Wno-extra-semi
         -Wno-nonportable-system-include-path
         -Wno-undefined-reinterpret-cast
@@ -1245,7 +1245,6 @@ IF (ASSIMP_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
         -Wno-deprecated
         -Wno-format-nonliteral
         -Wno-comma
-        -Wno-unreachable-code-break
         -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
         -Wno-unused-template
         -Wno-undefined-func-template
diff --git a/code/Common/ZipArchiveIOSystem.cpp b/code/Common/ZipArchiveIOSystem.cpp
index d0c2f3204..51a250810 100644
--- a/code/Common/ZipArchiveIOSystem.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/ZipArchiveIOSystem.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ZipFile : public IOStream {
 
 public:
     std::string m_Filename;
-    virtual ~ZipFile();
+    virtual ~ZipFile() override;
 
     // IOStream interface
     size_t Read(void *pvBuffer, size_t pSize, size_t pCount) override;
diff --git a/code/PostProcessing/ValidateDataStructure.cpp b/code/PostProcessing/ValidateDataStructure.cpp
index e31054972..bbb08a2e9 100644
--- a/code/PostProcessing/ValidateDataStructure.cpp
+++ b/code/PostProcessing/ValidateDataStructure.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ void ValidateDSProcess::Validate(const aiMesh *pMesh) {
             switch (face.mNumIndices) {
             case 0:
                 ReportError("aiMesh::mFaces[%i].mNumIndices is 0", i);
-                break;
             case 1:
                 if (0 == (pMesh->mPrimitiveTypes & aiPrimitiveType_POINT)) {
                     ReportError("aiMesh::mFaces[%i] is a POINT but aiMesh::mPrimitiveTypes "
diff --git a/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp b/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp
index 2ae70fa2e..c1935822d 100644
--- a/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp
+++ b/contrib/Open3DGC/o3dgcArithmeticCodec.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace o3dgc
     // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
     // - - Static functions  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
+    AI_WONT_RETURN static void AC_Error(const char * msg) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
     static void AC_Error(const char * msg)
     {
       fprintf(stderr, "\n\n -> Arithmetic coding error: ");
diff --git a/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h b/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h
index 365a924b0..1247ff490 100644
--- a/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h
+++ b/include/assimp/AssertHandler.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ASSIMP_API void setAiAssertHandler(AiAssertHandler handler);
  *
  *  @brief  This issues a message to stderr and calls abort.
  */
-ASSIMP_API void defaultAiAssertHandler(const char* failedExpression, const char* file, int line);
+AI_WONT_RETURN ASSIMP_API void defaultAiAssertHandler(const char* failedExpression, const char* file, int line) AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
diff --git a/include/assimp/DefaultIOStream.h b/include/assimp/DefaultIOStream.h
index e8d9ed329..67cba3c5c 100644
--- a/include/assimp/DefaultIOStream.h
+++ b/include/assimp/DefaultIOStream.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     /** Destructor public to allow simple deletion to close the file. */
-    ~DefaultIOStream ();
+    ~DefaultIOStream () override;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /// Read from stream
diff --git a/include/assimp/MemoryIOWrapper.h b/include/assimp/MemoryIOWrapper.h
index 1b986ff1b..4023f7529 100644
--- a/include/assimp/MemoryIOWrapper.h
+++ b/include/assimp/MemoryIOWrapper.h
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ namespace Assimp    {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class MemoryIOStream : public IOStream {
 public:
-    MemoryIOStream (const uint8_t* buff, size_t len, bool own = false) : 
-            buffer (buff), 
+    MemoryIOStream (const uint8_t* buff, size_t len, bool own = false) :
+            buffer (buff),
             length(len),
             pos(static_cast<size_t>(0)),
             own(own) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /// @brief Destructor.
-    ~MemoryIOSystem() = default;
+    ~MemoryIOSystem() override = default;
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
     /// @brief Tests for the existence of a file at the given path.
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public:
     bool ComparePaths(const char* one, const char* second) const override {
         return existing_io ? existing_io->ComparePaths(one, second) : false;
     }
-    
+
     /// @brief Will push the directory.
     bool PushDirectory( const std::string &path ) override {
         return existing_io ? existing_io->PushDirectory(path) : false;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public:
     bool CreateDirectory( const std::string &path ) override {
         return existing_io ? existing_io->CreateDirectory(path) : false;
     }
-    
+
     /// @brief Will change the directory.
     bool ChangeDirectory( const std::string &path ) override {
         return existing_io ? existing_io->ChangeDirectory(path) : false;
diff --git a/include/assimp/ZipArchiveIOSystem.h b/include/assimp/ZipArchiveIOSystem.h
index dac60b501..9f3a4783b 100644
--- a/include/assimp/ZipArchiveIOSystem.h
+++ b/include/assimp/ZipArchiveIOSystem.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
     //! Open a Zip using the proffered IOSystem
     ZipArchiveIOSystem(IOSystem* pIOHandler, const char *pFilename, const char* pMode = "r");
     ZipArchiveIOSystem(IOSystem* pIOHandler, const std::string& rFilename, const char* pMode = "r");
-    virtual ~ZipArchiveIOSystem();
+    virtual ~ZipArchiveIOSystem() override;
     bool Exists(const char* pFilename) const override;
     char getOsSeparator() const override;
     IOStream* Open(const char* pFilename, const char* pMode = "rb") override;
diff --git a/include/assimp/defs.h b/include/assimp/defs.h
index ddb209bec..34121e385 100644
--- a/include/assimp/defs.h
+++ b/include/assimp/defs.h
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX __attribute__((noreturn))
+#elif _MSC_VER
+#if defined(__clang__)
+#   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX __attribute__((noreturn))
+#else
+#   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX
+#endif
 #else
 #   define AI_WONT_RETURN_SUFFIX
 #endif // (defined __clang__)