diff --git a/include/rapidjson/reader.h b/include/rapidjson/reader.h
index d58702f..df4b60e 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/reader.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/reader.h
@@ -21,12 +21,21 @@
 #pragma warning(disable : 4127) // conditional expression is constant
 #endif
 
+#ifndef RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN
+#define RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN(msg, offset) \
+	RAPIDJSON_MULTILINEMACRO_BEGIN \
+	if (!HasParseError()) {\
+		parseError_ = msg; \
+		errorOffset_ = offset; \
+	}\
+RAPIDJSON_MULTILINEMACRO_END
+#endif
+
 #ifndef RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR
 #define RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR(msg, offset) \
 	RAPIDJSON_MULTILINEMACRO_BEGIN \
-	parseError_ = msg; \
-	errorOffset_ = offset; \
-	longjmp(jmpbuf_, 1); \
+	RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN(msg, offset); \
+	return; \
 	RAPIDJSON_MULTILINEMACRO_END
 #endif
 
@@ -225,35 +234,23 @@ public:
 		parseError_ = 0;
 		errorOffset_ = 0;
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning(push)
-#pragma warning(disable : 4611) // interaction between '_setjmp' and C++ object destruction is non-portable
-#endif
-		if (setjmp(jmpbuf_)) {
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning(pop)
-#endif
-			stack_.Clear();
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		SkipWhitespace(is);
 
 		if (is.Peek() == '\0')
-			RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR("Text only contains white space(s)", is.Tell());
+			RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN("Text only contains white space(s)", is.Tell());
 		else {
 			switch (is.Peek()) {
-				case '{': ParseObject<parseFlags>(is, handler); break;
-				case '[': ParseArray<parseFlags>(is, handler); break;
-				default: RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR("Expect either an object or array at root", is.Tell());
+			case '{': ParseObject<parseFlags>(is, handler); break;
+			case '[': ParseArray<parseFlags>(is, handler); break;
+			default: RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN("Expect either an object or array at root", is.Tell());
 			}
 			SkipWhitespace(is);
 
 			if (is.Peek() != '\0')
-				RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR("Nothing should follow the root object or array.", is.Tell());
+				RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN("Nothing should follow the root object or array.", is.Tell());
 		}
 
-		return true;
+		return !HasParseError();
 	}
 
 	bool HasParseError() const { return parseError_ != 0; }
@@ -375,8 +372,10 @@ private:
 				codepoint -= 'A' - 10;
 			else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')
 				codepoint -= 'a' - 10;
-			else
-				RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR("Incorrect hex digit after \\u escape", s.Tell() - 1);
+			else {
+				RAPIDJSON_PARSE_ERROR_NORETURN("Incorrect hex digit after \\u escape", s.Tell() - 1);
+				return 0;
+			}
 		}
 		is = s; // Restore is
 		return codepoint;