diff --git a/orte/mca/errmgr/base/errmgr_private.h b/orte/mca/errmgr/base/errmgr_private.h
index 5a439f35ef..8750d4aec5 100644
--- a/orte/mca/errmgr/base/errmgr_private.h
+++ b/orte/mca/errmgr/base/errmgr_private.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ORTE_DECLSPEC    void orte_errmgr_base_proc_aborted_not_avail(orte_process_name_
 
 ORTE_DECLSPEC    void orte_errmgr_base_incomplete_start_not_avail(orte_jobid_t job, int exit_code);
 
-ORTE_DECLSPEC    void orte_errmgr_base_error_abort(int error_code, char *fmt, ...);
+ORTE_DECLSPEC    void orte_errmgr_base_error_abort(int error_code, char *fmt, ...) __opal_attribute_format__(__printf__, 2, 3) __opal_attribute_noreturn__;
 
 ORTE_DECLSPEC    int orte_errmgr_base_register_cb_not_avail(orte_jobid_t job,
                                                             orte_job_state_t state,
diff --git a/orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h b/orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h
index 02a3625c47..28255ceb94 100644
--- a/orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h
+++ b/orte/mca/errmgr/errmgr.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ typedef int (*orte_errmgr_base_module_register_cb_fn_t)(orte_jobid_t job,
  * itself, and then exit - it takes no other actions. The intent here is to provide
  * a last-ditch exit procedure that attempts to clean up a little.
  */
-typedef void (*orte_errmgr_base_module_abort_fn_t)(int error_code, char *fmt, ...);
+typedef void (*orte_errmgr_base_module_abort_fn_t)(int error_code, char *fmt, ...) __opal_attribute_format__(__printf__, 2, 3) __opal_attribute_noreturn__;
 
 /*
  * 
diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/ess.h b/orte/mca/ess/ess.h
index 73978ac292..a3277ae90d 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/ess.h
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/ess.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef int (*orte_ess_base_module_finalize_fn_t)(void);
  * function should create an appropriate file to alert the local
  * orted that termination was abnormal.
  */
-typedef void (*orte_ess_base_module_abort_fn_t)(int status, bool report);
+typedef void (*orte_ess_base_module_abort_fn_t)(int status, bool report) __opal_attribute_noreturn__;
 
 /**
  * Determine if a process is local to me