diff --git a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp
index bc14d9a..c896e67 100644
--- a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp
+++ b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << "FaceUri canonization failed: " << reason;
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }
 
 void
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << "Failed to create face: " << error << " (code: " << code << ")";
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }
 
 void
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << "Failed in name registration, " << error << " (code: " << code << ")";
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }