diff --git a/src/shader_recompiler/exception.h b/src/shader_recompiler/exception.h
index c47aecc1e..997169756 100644
--- a/src/shader_recompiler/exception.h
+++ b/src/shader_recompiler/exception.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Exception : public std::exception {
 public:
     explicit Exception(std::string message) noexcept : err_message{std::move(message)} {}
 
-    const char* what() const noexcept override {
+    [[nodiscard]] const char* what() const noexcept override {
         return err_message.c_str();
     }