diff --git a/src/gui/Makefile.am b/src/gui/Makefile.am
index 737e33c21..bc3a64bc3 100644
--- a/src/gui/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gui/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
 #AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti
 BUILT_SOURCES = version.h
 version.h: