diff --git a/include/mpark/config.hpp b/include/mpark/config.hpp
index f85ffb55c..5bc9acb95 100644
--- a/include/mpark/config.hpp
+++ b/include/mpark/config.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if __has_feature(cxx_exceptions) || defined(__cpp_exceptions) || \
-    (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_CPPUNWIND))
+    (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_CPPUNWIND)) || \
+    defined(__EXCEPTIONS)
 #define MPARK_EXCEPTIONS
 #endif