diff --git a/nx/include/switch/services/fatal.h b/nx/include/switch/services/fatal.h
index 59ddb6c1..f572dec6 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/services/fatal.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/services/fatal.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-void fatalSimple(Result err);
+__attribute__((noreturn)) void fatalSimple(Result err);
diff --git a/nx/source/services/fatal.c b/nx/source/services/fatal.c
index d99e23ff..54698999 100644
--- a/nx/source/services/fatal.c
+++ b/nx/source/services/fatal.c
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ void fatalSimple(Result err) {
     }
 
     ((void(*)())0xBADC0DE)();
+	__builtin_unreachable();
 }
diff --git a/nx/source/system/newlib.c b/nx/source/system/newlib.c
index 8d2776c5..4404a984 100644
--- a/nx/source/system/newlib.c
+++ b/nx/source/system/newlib.c
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ extern u8 __tls_start[];
 
 static struct _reent* __libnx_get_reent() {
     ThreadVars* tv = getThreadVars();
-    if (tv->magic != THREADVARS_MAGIC) {
+    if (tv->magic != THREADVARS_MAGIC)
         fatalSimple(MAKERESULT(MODULE_LIBNX, LIBNX_BADREENT));
-        for (;;);
-    }
     return tv->reent;
 }