diff --git a/include/oneapi/tbb/detail/_exception.h b/include/oneapi/tbb/detail/_exception.h
index 21c61188d0d..afd4de04c1a 100644
--- a/include/oneapi/tbb/detail/_exception.h
+++ b/include/oneapi/tbb/detail/_exception.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-    Copyright (c) 2005-2021 Intel Corporation
+    Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Intel Corporation
 
     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class TBB_EXPORT missing_wait : public std::exception {
 class TBB_EXPORT unsafe_wait : public std::runtime_error {
 public:
     unsafe_wait(const char* msg) : std::runtime_error(msg) {}
+    const char* __TBB_EXPORTED_METHOD what() const noexcept(true) override;
 };
 
 //! Gathers all throw operators in one place.
diff --git a/src/tbb/def/win32-tbb.def b/src/tbb/def/win32-tbb.def
index 68639140286..7430150aa62 100644
--- a/src/tbb/def/win32-tbb.def
+++ b/src/tbb/def/win32-tbb.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; Copyright (c) 2005-2021 Intel Corporation
+; Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Intel Corporation
 ;
 ; Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 ; you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ EXPORTS
 ?what@bad_last_alloc@r1@detail@tbb@@UBEPBDXZ
 ?what@user_abort@r1@detail@tbb@@UBEPBDXZ
 ?what@missing_wait@r1@detail@tbb@@UBEPBDXZ
+?what@unsafe_wait@r1@detail@tbb@@UBEPBDXZ
 
 ; RTM Mutex (rtm_mutex.cpp)
 ?acquire@r1@detail@tbb@@YAXAAVrtm_mutex@d1@23@AAVscoped_lock@4523@_N@Z
diff --git a/src/tbb/def/win64-tbb.def b/src/tbb/def/win64-tbb.def
index 306903c1291..278b7f08ce4 100644
--- a/src/tbb/def/win64-tbb.def
+++ b/src/tbb/def/win64-tbb.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; Copyright (c) 2005-2021 Intel Corporation
+; Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Intel Corporation
 ;
 ; Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 ; you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ EXPORTS
 ?what@bad_last_alloc@r1@detail@tbb@@UEBAPEBDXZ
 ?what@user_abort@r1@detail@tbb@@UEBAPEBDXZ
 ?what@missing_wait@r1@detail@tbb@@UEBAPEBDXZ
+?what@unsafe_wait@r1@detail@tbb@@UEBAPEBDXZ
 
 ; RTM Mutex (rtm_mutex.cpp)
 ?try_acquire@r1@detail@tbb@@YA_NAEAVrtm_mutex@d1@23@AEAVscoped_lock@4523@@Z
diff --git a/src/tbb/exception.cpp b/src/tbb/exception.cpp
index efc9b2a4d6e..43a50125f9e 100644
--- a/src/tbb/exception.cpp
+++ b/src/tbb/exception.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-    Copyright (c) 2005-2022 Intel Corporation
+    Copyright (c) 2005-2023 Intel Corporation
 
     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace r1 {
 const char* bad_last_alloc::what() const noexcept(true) { return "bad allocation in previous or concurrent attempt"; }
 const char* user_abort::what() const noexcept(true) { return "User-initiated abort has terminated this operation"; }
 const char* missing_wait::what() const noexcept(true) { return "wait() was not called on the structured_task_group"; }
+const char* unsafe_wait::what() const noexcept(true) { return std::runtime_error::what(); }
 
 #if TBB_USE_EXCEPTIONS
     template <typename F>