diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 634e2ac..0bde601 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ find_package(KF5 5.16 REQUIRED
 
 # use sane compile flags
 add_definitions(
-  -fexceptions
+#   -fexceptions
   -DQT_USE_QSTRINGBUILDER
   -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII
   -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII