diff --git a/ots.target.linux-x86_64.mk b/ots.target.linux-x86_64.mk
index 980bf5c..847cf86 100644
--- a/ots.target.linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/ots.target.linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 	-fstack-protector \
 	--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 \
 	-Werror \
-	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-strict-aliasing \
 	-Wall \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter \
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@
 
 # Flags passed to only C++ (and not C) files.
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_Debug := \
+	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-rtti \
 	-fno-threadsafe-statics \
 	-fvisibility-inlines-hidden \
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 	-fstack-protector \
 	--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 \
 	-Werror \
-	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-strict-aliasing \
 	-Wall \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter \
@@ -245,6 +244,7 @@
 
 # Flags passed to only C++ (and not C) files.
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS_Release := \
+	-fno-exceptions \
 	-fno-rtti \
 	-fno-threadsafe-statics \
 	-fvisibility-inlines-hidden \