diff --git a/src/shared/_usage.c b/src/shared/_usage.c
index bba03b92..1cc48f56 100644
--- a/src/shared/_usage.c
+++ b/src/shared/_usage.c
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@
 #include "_usage.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
-#if lint
-#  define _noreturn
-#endif
-#if __GNUC__ > 2 || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
-#  define _noreturn __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
-#else
-#  define _noreturn
-#endif
 
 void set_quiet_options(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/shared/helpers.h b/src/shared/helpers.h
index 44d76552..eaf685c6 100644
--- a/src/shared/helpers.h
+++ b/src/shared/helpers.h
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 #endif
 #if __GNUC__ > 2 || defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 # define _dead __attribute__((__noreturn__))
+# define _noreturn __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
 # define _unused __attribute__((__unused__))
 # define _xasprintf(a, b)  __attribute__((__format__(__printf__, a, b)))
 #else
 # define _dead
+# define _noreturn
 # define _unused
 # define _xasprintf(a, b)
 #endif