diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 3cafb68828..b8b25f4984 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -2258,6 +2258,9 @@ when defined(js):
 
 when defined(nimNoQuit):
   proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) = discard "ignoring quit"
+
+elif defined(nimdoc):
+  proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.magic: "Exit", noreturn.}
     ## Stops the program immediately with an exit code.
     ##
     ## Before stopping the program the "exit procedures" are called in the
@@ -2286,9 +2289,6 @@ when defined(nimNoQuit):
     ##   It does *not* call the garbage collector to free all the memory,
     ##   unless an `addExitProc` proc calls `GC_fullCollect <#GC_fullCollect>`_.
 
-elif defined(nimdoc):
-  proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.magic: "Exit", noreturn.}
-
 elif defined(genode):
   proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.inline, noreturn.} =
     rawQuit(errorcode)