diff --git a/dlls/rpcrt4/rpcrt4_main.c b/dlls/rpcrt4/rpcrt4_main.c
index d9efe9a19ff..7cd9b03a16a 100644
--- a/dlls/rpcrt4/rpcrt4_main.c
+++ b/dlls/rpcrt4/rpcrt4_main.c
@@ -239,10 +239,12 @@ RPC_STATUS WINAPI RpcStringFreeW(RPC_WSTR* String)
  *
  * Raises an exception.
  */
-void WINAPI RpcRaiseException(RPC_STATUS exception)
+void DECLSPEC_NORETURN WINAPI RpcRaiseException(RPC_STATUS exception)
 {
-  /* FIXME: translate exception? */
+  /* shouldn't return */
   RaiseException(exception, 0, 0, NULL);
+  ERR("handler continued execution\n");
+  ExitProcess(1);
 }
 
 /*************************************************************************
diff --git a/include/rpcdce.h b/include/rpcdce.h
index 7f209003217..1b8b6e71376 100644
--- a/include/rpcdce.h
+++ b/include/rpcdce.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ RPC_STATUS RPC_ENTRY DceErrorInqTextA(RPC_STATUS e, RPC_CSTR buffer);
 RPC_STATUS RPC_ENTRY DceErrorInqTextW(RPC_STATUS e, RPC_WSTR buffer);
 #define              DceErrorInqText WINELIB_NAME_AW(DceErrorInqText)
 
-RPCRTAPI void RPC_ENTRY
+RPCRTAPI DECLSPEC_NORETURN void RPC_ENTRY
   RpcRaiseException( RPC_STATUS exception );
         
 RPCRTAPI RPC_STATUS RPC_ENTRY