diff --git a/examples/cmake_example/main.c b/examples/cmake_example/main.c
index 05796c8a6..b7ced4dd9 100644
--- a/examples/cmake_example/main.c
+++ b/examples/cmake_example/main.c
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static _Noreturn void exampleTask( void * parameters );
+static void exampleTask( void * parameters ) __attribute__( ( noreturn ) );
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static _Noreturn void exampleTask( void * parameters )
+static void exampleTask( void * parameters )
 {
     /* Unused parameters. */
     ( void ) parameters;
diff --git a/portable/template/portmacro.h b/portable/template/portmacro.h
index 6cb084e6f..4a4a5876c 100644
--- a/portable/template/portmacro.h
+++ b/portable/template/portmacro.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ extern void vPortYield( void );
 #define portYIELD()                                           vPortYield()
 
 /* Task function macros as described on the FreeRTOS.org WEB site. */
-#define portTASK_FUNCTION_PROTO( vFunction, pvParameters )    __attribute__( ( noreturn ) ) void vFunction( void * pvParameters )
+#define portTASK_FUNCTION_PROTO( vFunction, pvParameters )    void vFunction( void * pvParameters ) __attribute__( ( noreturn ) )
 #define portTASK_FUNCTION( vFunction, pvParameters )          void vFunction( void * pvParameters )
 
 #if ( configNUMBER_OF_CORES > 1 )