diff --git a/src/nostalgia/core/gba/panic.cpp b/src/nostalgia/core/gba/panic.cpp
index 0d4e35e0..ee3b1e03 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/core/gba/panic.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/core/gba/panic.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace ox {
 
 using namespace nostalgia::core;
 
-void panic(const char*, int, const char *msg, ox::Error err) {
+void panic(const char*, int, const char *msg, const ox::Error &err) noexcept {
 	oxIgnoreError(initGfx(nullptr));
 	oxIgnoreError(initConsole(nullptr));
 	// enable only BG 0