diff --git a/include/etl/error_handler.h b/include/etl/error_handler.h
index da3959cb..38c655b4 100644
--- a/include/etl/error_handler.h
+++ b/include/etl/error_handler.h
@@ -448,10 +448,12 @@ namespace etl
   #define ETL_ERROR(e) (e(__FILE__, __LINE__))                    // Make an exception with the file name and line number.
   #define ETL_ERROR_WITH_VALUE(e, v) (e(__FILE__, __LINE__, (v))) // Make an exception with the file name, line number and value.
   #define ETL_ERROR_TEXT(verbose_text, terse_text) (verbose_text) // Use the verbose text.
+  #define ETL_ERROR_UNTYPED(text) (etl::exception((text),__FILE__,__LINE__))    // Make a generic exception with a message, file name and line number.
 #else
   #define ETL_ERROR(e) (e("", __LINE__))                        // Make an exception with the line number.
   #define ETL_ERROR_WITH_VALUE(e, v) (e("", __LINE__, (v)))     // Make an exception with the file name, line number and value.
   #define ETL_ERROR_TEXT(verbose_text, terse_text) (terse_text) // Use the terse text.
+  #define ETL_ERROR_UNTYPED(text) (etl::exception((text),"",__LINE__))          // Make a generic exception with a message and line number.
 #endif
 
 #endif