diff --git a/thirdparty/clipper2/include/clipper2/clipper.core.h b/thirdparty/clipper2/include/clipper2/clipper.core.h
index b3dddeeaa2..a77cdad5f4 100644
--- a/thirdparty/clipper2/include/clipper2/clipper.core.h
+++ b/thirdparty/clipper2/include/clipper2/clipper.core.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <numeric>
 #include "clipper2/clipper.version.h"
 
+#define CLIPPER2_THROW(exception) std::abort()
+
 namespace Clipper2Lib
 {
 
@@ -78,18 +80,18 @@ namespace Clipper2Lib
     switch (error_code)
     {
     case precision_error_i:
-      throw Clipper2Exception(precision_error);
+      CLIPPER2_THROW(Clipper2Exception(precision_error));
     case scale_error_i:
-      throw Clipper2Exception(scale_error);
+      CLIPPER2_THROW(Clipper2Exception(scale_error));
     case non_pair_error_i:
-      throw Clipper2Exception(non_pair_error);
+      CLIPPER2_THROW(Clipper2Exception(non_pair_error));
     case undefined_error_i:
-      throw Clipper2Exception(undefined_error);
+      CLIPPER2_THROW(Clipper2Exception(undefined_error));
     case range_error_i:
-      throw Clipper2Exception(range_error);
+      CLIPPER2_THROW(Clipper2Exception(range_error));
     }
 #else
-    ++error_code; // only to stop compiler warning
+    if(error_code) {}; // only to stop compiler 'parameter not used' warning
 #endif
   }