diff --git a/src/platform/windows/input.cpp b/src/platform/windows/input.cpp
index 754b8574728..41ca189024b 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/input.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/windows/input.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ namespace platf {
 
   util::point_t
   get_mouse_loc(input_t &input) {
-    throw std::exception();  // TODO "not implemented"
+    throw std::runtime_error("not implemented");
     // TODO: Tests are failing, something wrong here?
     // syncThreadDesktop();
     POINT p;