diff --git a/ndk/platforms/android-3/include/pthread.h b/ndk/platforms/android-3/include/pthread.h
index ae55782f1..63ddb76bd 100644
--- a/ndk/platforms/android-3/include/pthread.h
+++ b/ndk/platforms/android-3/include/pthread.h
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ int pthread_getattr_np(pthread_t thid, pthread_attr_t * attr);
 
 int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t const * attr,
                    void *(*start_routine)(void *), void * arg);
-void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
+__noreturn void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
 int pthread_join(pthread_t thid, void ** ret_val);
 int pthread_detach(pthread_t  thid);
 
diff --git a/ndk/platforms/android-5/include/pthread.h b/ndk/platforms/android-5/include/pthread.h
index ba40fa1af..b3e0f9f74 100644
--- a/ndk/platforms/android-5/include/pthread.h
+++ b/ndk/platforms/android-5/include/pthread.h
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ int pthread_getattr_np(pthread_t thid, pthread_attr_t * attr);
 
 int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t const * attr,
                    void *(*start_routine)(void *), void * arg);
-void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
+__noreturn void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
 int pthread_join(pthread_t thid, void ** ret_val);
 int pthread_detach(pthread_t  thid);
 
diff --git a/ndk/platforms/android-8/include/pthread.h b/ndk/platforms/android-8/include/pthread.h
index 7741fcf23..7de36349e 100644
--- a/ndk/platforms/android-8/include/pthread.h
+++ b/ndk/platforms/android-8/include/pthread.h
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ int pthread_getattr_np(pthread_t thid, pthread_attr_t * attr);
 
 int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t const * attr,
                    void *(*start_routine)(void *), void * arg);
-void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
+__noreturn void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
 int pthread_join(pthread_t thid, void ** ret_val);
 int pthread_detach(pthread_t  thid);
 
diff --git a/ndk/platforms/android-9/include/pthread.h b/ndk/platforms/android-9/include/pthread.h
index c3f055e98..0176abd7d 100644
--- a/ndk/platforms/android-9/include/pthread.h
+++ b/ndk/platforms/android-9/include/pthread.h
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ int pthread_getattr_np(pthread_t thid, pthread_attr_t * attr);
 
 int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, pthread_attr_t const * attr,
                    void *(*start_routine)(void *), void * arg);
-void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
+__noreturn void pthread_exit(void * retval);
+
 int pthread_join(pthread_t thid, void ** ret_val);
 int pthread_detach(pthread_t  thid);