diff --git a/src/methodframe.h b/src/methodframe.h
index 8b847fd..c435df7 100644
--- a/src/methodframe.h
+++ b/src/methodframe.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
      *  @param  connection      The connection over which it was received
      *  @return bool            Was it succesfully processed?
      */
-    virtual bool process[[ noreturn ]](ConnectionImpl *connection) override
+    virtual bool process(ConnectionImpl *connection) override
     {
         // this is an exception
         throw ProtocolException("unimplemented frame type " + std::to_string(type()) + " class " + std::to_string(classID()) + " method " + std::to_string(methodID()));