diff --git a/bricks/brick-shmem b/bricks/brick-shmem
index 88da224a0..d5fc92989 100644
--- a/bricks/brick-shmem
+++ b/bricks/brick-shmem
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct Thread : T
 
     virtual void start() noexcept
     {
-        _thread.reset( new std::thread( [this]() { this->main(); } ) );
+        _thread.reset( new std::thread( [this]() noexcept { this->main(); } ) );
     }
 
     virtual void stop()