diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 725310f6d9576e967c62da729ef6ef3195df8dbe..c7b0154ae5e95180905587772b345135068ef202 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #endif
 
 // allow to disable exceptions
-#if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+#if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
     #define JSON_THROW(exception) throw exception
     #define JSON_TRY try
     #define JSON_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index 9172d2bfa8fd715a1ce157bcfb5fe50985b7c2de..3ee67b1a15d6457dddcc4cd1a9b095666f7da979 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #endif
 
 // allow to disable exceptions
-#if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+#if (defined(__cpp_exceptions) || defined(__EXCEPTIONS) || defined(_CPPUNWIND)) && not defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
     #define JSON_THROW(exception) throw exception
     #define JSON_TRY try
     #define JSON_CATCH(exception) catch(exception)