diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/exceptions/exceptions.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/exceptions/exceptions.hpp
index 96df6788cd..549b25db05 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/exceptions/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/exceptions/exceptions.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class UnimplementedError : public std::runtime_error
   : std::runtime_error(msg) {}
 };
 
+typedef void (*reset_error_function_t)();
+
 /// Throw a C++ std::exception which was created based on an rcl error.
 /**
  * Passing nullptr for reset_error is safe and will avoid calling any function
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ throw_from_rcl_error [[noreturn]] (
   rcl_ret_t ret,
   const std::string & prefix = "",
   const rcl_error_state_t * error_state = nullptr,
-  void (* reset_error)() = rcl_reset_error);
+  reset_error_function_t reset_error = rcl_reset_error);
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
 class RCLErrorBase