diff --git a/ots.target.darwin-mips.mk b/ots.target.darwin-mips.mk
index 24eb18b..d9a5ce1 100644
--- a/ots.target.darwin-mips.mk
+++ b/ots.target.darwin-mips.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 	-fstack-protector \
 	--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 \
 	 \
-	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-strict-aliasing \
 	-Wall \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter \
@@ -144,6 +143,7 @@
 
 # Flags passed to only C++ (and not C) files.
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_Debug := \
+	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-rtti \
 	-fno-threadsafe-statics \
 	-fvisibility-inlines-hidden \
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
 	-fstack-protector \
 	--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 \
 	 \
-	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-strict-aliasing \
 	-Wall \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter \
@@ -242,6 +241,7 @@
 
 # Flags passed to only C++ (and not C) files.
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_Release := \
+	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-rtti \
 	-fno-threadsafe-statics \
 	-fvisibility-inlines-hidden \