diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml
index 191fa7810..9bd86e120 100644
--- a/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/expressions/builtins.xml
@@ -170,18 +170,6 @@ if builtins ? getEnv then builtins.getEnv "PATH" else ""</programlisting>
   </varlistentry>
 
 
-  <varlistentry xml:id='builtin-splitVersion'>
-    <term><function>builtins.splitVersion</function>
-    <replaceable>s</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>Split a string representing a version into its
-    components, by the same version splitting logic underlying the
-    version comparison in <link linkend="ssec-version-comparisons">
-    <command>nix-env -u</command></link>.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-
   <varlistentry xml:id='builtin-concatLists'>
     <term><function>builtins.concatLists</function>
     <replaceable>lists</replaceable></term>
@@ -1272,6 +1260,19 @@ Evaluates to <literal>[ "  " [ "FOO" ] "   " ]</literal>.
     </para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
 
+
+  <varlistentry xml:id='builtin-splitVersion'>
+    <term><function>builtins.splitVersion</function>
+    <replaceable>s</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Split a string representing a version into its
+    components, by the same version splitting logic underlying the
+    version comparison in <link linkend="ssec-version-comparisons">
+    <command>nix-env -u</command></link>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
   <varlistentry xml:id='builtin-stringLength'>
     <term><function>builtins.stringLength</function>
     <replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index e38fe49a7..89b699414 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ struct ConnectionHandle
 
     ~ConnectionHandle()
     {
-        if (!daemonException && std::uncaught_exception()) {
+        if (!daemonException && std::uncaught_exceptions()) {
             handle.markBad();
             debug("closing daemon connection because of an exception");
         }
diff --git a/src/libutil/json.hh b/src/libutil/json.hh
index 02a39917f..45a22f011 100644
--- a/src/libutil/json.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/json.hh
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public:
 
     ~JSONPlaceholder()
     {
-        assert(!first || std::uncaught_exception());
+        assert(!first || std::uncaught_exceptions());
     }
 
     template<typename T>
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 98a7ea397..89a75b3d4 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ void _interrupted()
     /* Block user interrupts while an exception is being handled.
        Throwing an exception while another exception is being handled
        kills the program! */
-    if (!interruptThrown && !std::uncaught_exception()) {
+    if (!interruptThrown && !std::uncaught_exceptions()) {
         interruptThrown = true;
         throw Interrupted("interrupted by the user");
     }