diff --git a/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.cpp b/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.cpp
index ece6d0e..c883163 100644
--- a/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/unix-stream-channel.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
                   + error.message());
     if (!error) {
       // someone answered, leave the socket alone
-      throw Error("Socket file at " + m_endpoint.path()
-                  + " belongs to another NFD process");
+      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Socket file at " + m_endpoint.path()
+                                  + " belongs to another NFD process"));
     }
     else if (error == boost::asio::error::connection_refused ||
              error == boost::asio::error::timed_out) {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     }
   }
   else if (type != fs::file_not_found) {
-    throw Error(m_endpoint.path() + " already exists and is not a socket file");
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(m_endpoint.path() + " already exists and is not a socket file"));
   }
 
   m_acceptor.open();
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
   m_acceptor.listen(backlog);
 
   if (::chmod(m_endpoint.path().c_str(), 0666) < 0) {
-    throw Error("chmod(" + m_endpoint.path() + ") failed: " + std::strerror(errno));
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("chmod(" + m_endpoint.path() + ") failed: " +
+                                std::strerror(errno)));
   }
 
   // start accepting connections