diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e7b2dd8851ad..2c1aa37dc485 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4164,7 +4164,7 @@ EOF
        MKSHLIB_FORCE_ALL='-all'
        MKSHLIB_UNFORCE_ALL='-none'
        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -woff 3262"
-       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -woff 3262"
+       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -woff 3262 -LANG:exceptions=OFF"
        if test -n "$USE_N32"; then
 	   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -n32"
 	   CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -n32"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d03711fcf24f..d05b2a82b616 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ case "$target" in
        MKSHLIB_FORCE_ALL='-all'
        MKSHLIB_UNFORCE_ALL='-none'
        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -woff 3262"
-       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -woff 3262"
+       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -woff 3262 -LANG:exceptions=OFF"
        if test -n "$USE_N32"; then
 	   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -n32"
 	   CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -n32"