diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index 3ec383817e..a0d211bfaa 100755
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -1440,6 +1440,15 @@ typedef double mp_float_t;
 #define MP_UNLIKELY(x) __builtin_expect((x), 0)
 #endif
 
+// To annotate that code is unreachable
+#ifndef MP_UNREACHABLE
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#define MP_UNREACHABLE __builtin_unreachable();
+#else
+#define MP_UNREACHABLE for (;;);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MP_HTOBE16
 #if MP_ENDIANNESS_LITTLE
 # define MP_HTOBE16(x) ((uint16_t)( (((x) & 0xff) << 8) | (((x) >> 8) & 0xff) ))
diff --git a/py/nlrthumb.c b/py/nlrthumb.c
index 69d3f868af..eb32e2ce5b 100644
--- a/py/nlrthumb.c
+++ b/py/nlrthumb.c
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ NORETURN void nlr_jump(void *val) {
     :                               // clobbered registers
     );
 
-    #if defined(__GNUC__)
-    __builtin_unreachable();
-    #else
-    for (;;); // needed to silence compiler warning
-    #endif
+    MP_UNREACHABLE
 }
 
 #endif // MICROPY_NLR_THUMB