diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
index 8bf0633fb..f0f7dd571 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ template<typename T>
 #if defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND) || defined(EXCEPTIONS)
     throw std::forward<T>(exception);
 #else
-    (void)exception;
+    // Forward the exception (even if unused) and abort
+    std::forward<T>(exception);
     std::abort();
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 94768c22d..8c7163aaf 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -2392,7 +2392,8 @@ template<typename T>
 #if defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND) || defined(EXCEPTIONS)
     throw std::forward<T>(exception);
 #else
-    (void)exception;
+    // Forward the exception (even if unused) and abort
+    std::forward<T>(exception);
     std::abort();
 #endif
 }