diff --git a/src/common/assert.h b/src/common/assert.h
index 077c29e0..c9d3b2d0 100644
--- a/src/common/assert.h
+++ b/src/common/assert.h
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ template <typename Fn>
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 __declspec(noinline, noreturn)
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
-__attribute__((noinline, noreturn, cold))
+[[noreturn, gnu::noinline, gnu::cold]]
 #endif
 static void assert_noinline_call(const Fn& fn) {
     fn();
-    exit(1); // Keeps GCC's mouth shut about this actually returning
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE); // Keeps GCC's mouth shut about this actually returning
 }
 
 #define ASSERT(_a_) \