diff --git a/src/SDL_assert.c b/src/SDL_assert.c
index 355637db9..1ca083ad4 100644
--- a/src/SDL_assert.c
+++ b/src/SDL_assert.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static void SDL_GenerateAssertionReport(void)
 }
 
 
+#if defined(__WATCOMC__)
+#pragma aux SDL_ExitProcess aborts;
+#endif
 static void SDL_ExitProcess(int exitcode)
 {
 #ifdef __WIN32__
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ static void SDL_ExitProcess(int exitcode)
 }
 
 
+#if defined(__WATCOMC__)
+#pragma aux SDL_AbortAssertion aborts;
+#endif
 static void SDL_AbortAssertion(void)
 {
     SDL_Quit();
diff --git a/src/test/SDL_test_harness.c b/src/test/SDL_test_harness.c
index 15021c6fd..80b07940d 100644
--- a/src/test/SDL_test_harness.c
+++ b/src/test/SDL_test_harness.c
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ SDLTest_SetTestTimeout(int timeout, void (*callback)())
 /**
 * \brief Timeout handler. Aborts test run and exits harness process.
 */
+#if defined(__WATCOMC__)
+#pragma aux SDLTest_BailOut aborts;
+#endif
 static SDL_NORETURN void
 SDLTest_BailOut()
 {