diff --git a/src/icu/date_time.cpp b/src/icu/date_time.cpp
index d84ffa8..7c1a478 100644
--- a/src/icu/date_time.cpp
+++ b/src/icu/date_time.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace impl_icu {
     static void check_and_throw_dt(UErrorCode &e)
     {
         if(U_FAILURE(e)) {
-            date_time_error(u_errorName(e));
+            throw date_time_error(u_errorName(e));
         }
     }
     using period::marks::period_mark;