diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index eefc13261..3e21cbf90 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ extern void bb_error_msg_and_die(const char *s, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn, f
 extern void bb_perror_msg(const char *s, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))) FAST_FUNC;
 extern void bb_simple_perror_msg(const char *s) FAST_FUNC;
 extern void bb_perror_msg_and_die(const char *s, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn, format (printf, 1, 2))) FAST_FUNC;
-extern void bb_simple_perror_msg_and_die(const char *s) __attribute__ ((noreturn)) FAST_FUNC;
+extern void bb_simple_perror_msg_and_die(const char *s) NORETURN FAST_FUNC;
 extern void bb_herror_msg(const char *s, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))) FAST_FUNC;
 extern void bb_herror_msg_and_die(const char *s, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn, format (printf, 1, 2))) FAST_FUNC;
 extern void bb_perror_nomsg_and_die(void) NORETURN FAST_FUNC;
diff --git a/init/halt.c b/init/halt.c
index e852b870e..62f93c5cd 100644
--- a/init/halt.c
+++ b/init/halt.c
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ int halt_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 		rc = reboot(magic[which]);
 
 	if (rc)
-		bb_error_msg("no");
+		bb_perror_nomsg_and_die();
 	return rc;
 }