diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b598c50..694e486 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ project(rrcSmall)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
+if (NOT MSVC)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-exceptions")
+endif()
+
 set(SOURCE_FILES
         src/ImageFormat.cpp src/ImageFormat.h
         src/SmallFirmwareFormat.cpp src/SmallFirmwareFormat.h