diff --git a/doc/lightweight_test.qbk b/doc/lightweight_test.qbk
index 031a6dc..9103752 100644
--- a/doc/lightweight_test.qbk
+++ b/doc/lightweight_test.qbk
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ If `BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS` is *not* defined and if `expr` throws an exception,
 increases the error count and outputs a message containing the expression
 and (if possible) the exception message.
 
-If `BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS` is defined, this macro expands to nothing and `expr`
-is not evaluated.
+If `BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS` is defined, `expr` is evaluated.
 
 [endsect]
 
diff --git a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
index 23f5c52..43507ad 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ inline int report_errors()
     }
     //
 #else
-#  define BOOST_TEST_NO_THROW(EXPR)
+#  define BOOST_TEST_NO_THROW(EXPR) { EXPR; }
 #endif
 
 #endif // #ifndef BOOST_CORE_LIGHTWEIGHT_TEST_HPP