diff --git a/src/exceptions/BaseException.cpp b/src/exceptions/BaseException.cpp
index ed28a918c..45f4a9bf8 100644
--- a/src/exceptions/BaseException.cpp
+++ b/src/exceptions/BaseException.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace storm {
 			// Intentionally left empty.
 		}
         
-        const char* BaseException::what() const noexcept {
+        const char* BaseException::what() const NOEXCEPT {
             std::string errorString = this->stream.str();
             char* result = new char[errorString.size() + 1];
             result[errorString.size()] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/exceptions/BaseException.h b/src/exceptions/BaseException.h
index aae0b208a..cfb97580d 100644
--- a/src/exceptions/BaseException.h
+++ b/src/exceptions/BaseException.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include "utility/OsDetection.h"
+
 namespace storm {
     namespace exceptions {
         
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ namespace storm {
              *
              * @return The message associated with this exception.
              */
-            virtual const char* what() const noexcept;
+            virtual const char* what() const NOEXCEPT override;
             
         protected:
             // This stream stores the message of this exception.
diff --git a/src/utility/OsDetection.h b/src/utility/OsDetection.h
index 37be3f0e7..d91d5595e 100644
--- a/src/utility/OsDetection.h
+++ b/src/utility/OsDetection.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #if defined __linux__ || defined __linux
 #	define LINUX
+#   define NOEXCEPT noexcept
 #	include <sys/mman.h>
 #	include <unistd.h>
 #include <execinfo.h> // Required by ErrorHandling.h
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 #	define GetCurrentDir getcwd
 #elif defined TARGET_OS_MAC || defined __apple__ || defined __APPLE__
 #	define MACOSX
+#   define NOEXCEPT noexcept
 #	define _DARWIN_USE_64_BIT_INODE
 #	include <sys/mman.h>
 #	include <unistd.h>
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
 #	define GetCurrentDir getcwd
 #elif defined _WIN32 || defined _WIN64
 #	define WINDOWS
+#   define NOEXCEPT throw()
 #	ifndef NOMINMAX
 #		define NOMINMAX
 #		undef min