diff --git a/doctest/doctest.h b/doctest/doctest.h
index b46e1c5cc..fee062d24 100644
--- a/doctest/doctest.h
+++ b/doctest/doctest.h
@@ -2737,7 +2737,7 @@ namespace detail {
 #ifdef DOCTEST_CONFIG_NO_EXCEPTIONS_BUT_WITH_ALL_ASSERTS
 #define DOCTEST_EXCEPTION_EMPTY_FUNC DOCTEST_FUNC_EMPTY
 #else // DOCTEST_CONFIG_NO_EXCEPTIONS_BUT_WITH_ALL_ASSERTS
-#define DOCTEST_EXCEPTION_EMPTY_FUNC [] { static_assert(false, "Exceptions are disabled! "
+#define DOCTEST_EXCEPTION_EMPTY_FUNC [] { static_assert(false, "Exceptions are disabled! " \
     "Use DOCTEST_CONFIG_NO_EXCEPTIONS_BUT_WITH_ALL_ASSERTS if you want to compile with exceptions disabled."); return false; }()
 
 #undef DOCTEST_REQUIRE
diff --git a/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h b/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h
index 2e5373562..eb88adb9b 100644
--- a/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h
+++ b/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ namespace detail {
 #ifdef DOCTEST_CONFIG_NO_EXCEPTIONS_BUT_WITH_ALL_ASSERTS
 #define DOCTEST_EXCEPTION_EMPTY_FUNC DOCTEST_FUNC_EMPTY
 #else // DOCTEST_CONFIG_NO_EXCEPTIONS_BUT_WITH_ALL_ASSERTS
-#define DOCTEST_EXCEPTION_EMPTY_FUNC [] { static_assert(false, "Exceptions are disabled! "
+#define DOCTEST_EXCEPTION_EMPTY_FUNC [] { static_assert(false, "Exceptions are disabled! " \
     "Use DOCTEST_CONFIG_NO_EXCEPTIONS_BUT_WITH_ALL_ASSERTS if you want to compile with exceptions disabled."); return false; }()
 
 #undef DOCTEST_REQUIRE