diff --git a/src/doomerrors.h b/src/doomerrors.h
index a7ec02654..3d780466b 100644
--- a/src/doomerrors.h
+++ b/src/doomerrors.h
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ protected:
 	char m_Message[MAX_ERRORTEXT];
 };
 
-class CNoRunExit : public std::exception
+class CNoRunExit : public std::runtime_error
 {
 public:
-	CNoRunExit() : std::exception("NoRunExit")
+	CNoRunExit() : std::runtime_error("NoRunExit")
 	{
 	}
 };