1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.qmake.conf b/.qmake.conf
index f21f463f3c..6b70079d45 100644
--- a/.qmake.conf
+++ b/.qmake.conf
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ win32:equals(QT_ARCH, "i386") {
     *msvc*: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Oy-
     *g++*: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 }
+
+# Any code within this module has access to the private V4 API and
+# can therefore be subject to exception traversal. Support for exceptions
+# is therefore required, especially with older toolchains.
+CONFIG += exceptions