diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 61adc2a..97aa2ad 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@
 	AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_HAS_ALLOCA_H])
 	AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_PURGE_MADVISE_DONTNEED], [ ])
 	AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_THREADED_INIT], [ ])
+	AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_USE_CXX_THROW], [ ])
 	default_munmap="0"
 	;;
   *-*-netbsd*)