diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
index 668e5a4d27..6f67796839 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
@@ -57,19 +57,15 @@ typedef sqvector<ExpState> ExpStateVec;
 class SQCompiler
 {
 public:
-	SQCompiler(SQVM *v, SQLEXREADFUNC rg, SQUserPointer up, const SQChar* sourcename, bool raiseerror, bool lineinfo) : _token(0), _fs(nullptr), _lex(_ss(v), rg, up, ThrowError, this), _debugline(0), _debugop(0)
+	SQCompiler(SQVM *v, SQLEXREADFUNC rg, SQUserPointer up, const SQChar* sourcename, bool raiseerror, bool lineinfo) : _token(0), _fs(nullptr), _lex(_ss(v), rg, up), _debugline(0), _debugop(0)
 	{
 		_vm=v;
 		_sourcename = SQString::Create(_ss(v), sourcename);
 		_lineinfo = lineinfo;_raiseerror = raiseerror;
 	}
-	NORETURN static void ThrowError(void *ud, const SQChar *s) {
-		SQCompiler *c = (SQCompiler *)ud;
-		c->Error(s);
-	}
-	NORETURN void Error(const std::string &msg)
+	[[noreturn]] void Error(const std::string &msg)
 	{
-		throw msg;
+		throw CompileException(msg);
 	}
 	void Lex(){	_token = _lex.Lex();}
 	void PushExpState(){ _expstates.push_back(ExpState()); }
@@ -159,7 +155,7 @@ public:
 		_debugline = 1;
 		_debugop = 0;
 
-		SQFuncState funcstate(_ss(_vm), nullptr,ThrowError,this);
+		SQFuncState funcstate(_ss(_vm), nullptr);
 		funcstate._name = SQString::Create(_ss(_vm), "main");
 		_fs = &funcstate;
 		_fs->AddParameter(_fs->CreateString("this"));
@@ -181,12 +177,12 @@ public:
 #endif
 			return true;
 		}
-		catch (const std::string &compilererror) {
+		catch (const CompileException &compilererror) {
 			if(_raiseerror && _ss(_vm)->_compilererrorhandler) {
-				_ss(_vm)->_compilererrorhandler(_vm, compilererror.c_str(), type(_sourcename) == OT_STRING ? _stringval(_sourcename) : "unknown",
+				_ss(_vm)->_compilererrorhandler(_vm, compilererror.what(), type(_sourcename) == OT_STRING ? _stringval(_sourcename) : "unknown",
 					_lex._currentline, _lex._currentcolumn);
 			}
-			_vm->_lasterror = SQString::Create(_ss(_vm), compilererror);
+			_vm->_lasterror = SQString::Create(_ss(_vm), compilererror.what());
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.h b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.h
index 08946fb60c..cdb6b1d65c 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.h
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.h
@@ -71,12 +71,7 @@ struct SQVM;
 #define TK_ENUM 323
 #define TK_CONST 324
 
-/* MSVC doesn't like NORETURN for function prototypes, but we kinda need it for GCC. */
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__clang__)
-typedef void(*CompilerErrorFunc)(void *ud, const SQChar *s);
-#else
-typedef NORETURN void(*CompilerErrorFunc)(void *ud, const SQChar *s);
-#endif
+using CompileException = std::runtime_error;
 
 bool Compile(SQVM *vm, SQLEXREADFUNC rg, SQUserPointer up, const SQChar *sourcename, SQObjectPtr &out, bool raiseerror, bool lineinfo);
 #endif //_SQCOMPILER_H_
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.cpp
index 1f9decc6e0..e6e64ba81a 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void DumpLiteral(SQObjectPtr &o)
 }
 #endif
 
-SQFuncState::SQFuncState(SQSharedState *ss,SQFuncState *parent,CompilerErrorFunc efunc,void *ed)
+SQFuncState::SQFuncState(SQSharedState *ss,SQFuncState *parent)
 {
 		_nliterals = 0;
 		_literals = SQTable::Create(ss,0);
@@ -106,15 +106,13 @@ SQFuncState::SQFuncState(SQSharedState *ss,SQFuncState *parent,CompilerErrorFunc
 		_traps = 0;
 		_returnexp = 0;
 		_varparams = false;
-		_errfunc = efunc;
-		_errtarget = ed;
 		_bgenerator = false;
 
 }
 
 void SQFuncState::Error(const SQChar *err)
 {
-	_errfunc(_errtarget,err);
+	throw CompileException(err);
 }
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG_DUMP
@@ -550,7 +548,7 @@ SQFunctionProto *SQFuncState::BuildProto()
 SQFuncState *SQFuncState::PushChildState(SQSharedState *ss)
 {
 	SQFuncState *child = (SQFuncState *)sq_malloc(sizeof(SQFuncState));
-	new (child) SQFuncState(ss,this,_errfunc,_errtarget);
+	new (child) SQFuncState(ss,this);
 	_childstates.push_back(child);
 	return child;
 }
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.h b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.h
index c0bf1e5e9e..739eb16261 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.h
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.h
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 struct SQFuncState
 {
-	SQFuncState(SQSharedState *ss,SQFuncState *parent,CompilerErrorFunc efunc,void *ed);
+	SQFuncState(SQSharedState *ss,SQFuncState *parent);
 	~SQFuncState();
 #ifdef _DEBUG_DUMP
 	void Dump(SQFunctionProto *func);
 #endif
-	void Error(const SQChar *err);
+	[[noreturn]] void Error(const SQChar *err);
 	SQFuncState *PushChildState(SQSharedState *ss);
 	void PopChildState();
 	void AddInstruction(SQOpcode _op,SQInteger arg0=0,SQInteger arg1=0,SQInteger arg2=0,SQInteger arg3=0){SQInstruction i(_op,arg0,arg1,arg2,arg3);AddInstruction(i);}
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ struct SQFuncState
 	SQSharedState *_sharedstate;
 	sqvector<SQFuncState*> _childstates;
 	SQInteger GetConstant(const SQObject &cons);
-private:
-	CompilerErrorFunc _errfunc;
-	void *_errtarget;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp
index e91e9ecc52..f8e9d1754c 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ void SQLexer::APPEND_CHAR(char32_t c)
 	}
 }
 
-SQLexer::SQLexer(SQSharedState *ss, SQLEXREADFUNC rg, SQUserPointer up,CompilerErrorFunc efunc,void *ed)
+SQLexer::SQLexer(SQSharedState *ss, SQLEXREADFUNC rg, SQUserPointer up)
 {
-	_errfunc = efunc;
-	_errtarget = ed;
 	_sharedstate = ss;
 	_keywords = SQTable::Create(ss, 26);
 	ADD_KEYWORD(while, TK_WHILE);
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ SQLexer::SQLexer(SQSharedState *ss, SQLEXREADFUNC rg, SQUserPointer up,CompilerE
 
 NORETURN void SQLexer::Error(const SQChar *err)
 {
-	_errfunc(_errtarget,err);
+	throw CompileException(err);
 }
 
 void SQLexer::Next()
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.h b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.h
index 3a4e76b339..9ce9469b24 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.h
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqlexer.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 struct SQLexer
 {
 	~SQLexer();
-	SQLexer(SQSharedState *ss,SQLEXREADFUNC rg,SQUserPointer up,CompilerErrorFunc efunc,void *ed);
-	NORETURN void Error(const SQChar *err);
+	SQLexer(SQSharedState *ss,SQLEXREADFUNC rg,SQUserPointer up);
+	[[noreturn]] void Error(const SQChar *err);
 	SQInteger Lex();
 	const SQChar *Tok2Str(SQInteger tok);
 private:
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ public:
 	char32_t _currdata;
 	SQSharedState *_sharedstate;
 	sqvector<SQChar> _longstr;
-	CompilerErrorFunc _errfunc;
-	void *_errtarget;
 };
 
 #endif