diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index ec4352cd7e..c867da358f 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ CXXFLAGS ?=
 EXTRA_CXXFLAGS ?=
 CXXFLAGS := $(strip \
 	-std=gnu++11 \
-	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-rtti \
 	$(OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS) $(DEBUG_FLAGS) \
 	$(COMMON_FLAGS) \