diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index e84e54d1b490..719c9a6cac8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static inline void exit_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 }
 #endif
-extern void do_group_exit(int);
+extern __noreturn void do_group_exit(int);
 
 extern void exit_files(struct task_struct *);
 extern void exit_itimers(struct signal_struct *);
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index b00a25bb4ab9..b71f9df9074e 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(exit, int, error_code)
  * Take down every thread in the group.  This is called by fatal signals
  * as well as by sys_exit_group (below).
  */
-void
+void __noreturn
 do_group_exit(int exit_code)
 {
 	struct signal_struct *sig = current->signal;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index c3ddcecdab57..9896562350a8 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		"kunit_try_catch_throw",
 		"xen_start_kernel",
 		"cpu_bringup_and_idle",
+		"do_group_exit",
 		"stop_this_cpu",
 	};