diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc2d8c38ef..81f5cf096b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ endif()
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
 	add_definitions(-DNDEBUG)
+elseif(NOT MSVC)
+	add_definitions(-D_DEBUG)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
diff --git a/Utilities/StrFmt.h b/Utilities/StrFmt.h
index a46f676dd4..ae9e0a2739 100644
--- a/Utilities/StrFmt.h
+++ b/Utilities/StrFmt.h
@@ -297,7 +297,18 @@ namespace fmt
 			raw_throw_exception({line, col, file, func}, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(fmt), type_list, fmt_args_t<Args...>{fmt_unveil<Args>::get(args)...});
 		}
 
-		[[noreturn]] ~throw_exception() { std::abort(); } // Unreachable
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+		[[noreturn]] ~throw_exception()
+		{
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+			__assume(false);
+#else
+			__builtin_unreachable();
+#endif
+		}
+#else
+		[[noreturn]] ~throw_exception();
+#endif
 	};
 
 	template <typename CharT, usz N, typename... Args>