diff --git a/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index 813fd09..d00c89d 100644
--- a/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+# Allow exceptions by removing restricting flag.
+if ( ROSA_COMPILER_IS_GCC_COMPATIBLE )
+  remove("-fno-exceptions" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
+endif()
+
 # Add the different subdirectories
 ADDALLSUBDIRS()
diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 813fd09..d00c89d 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+# Allow exceptions by removing restricting flag.
+if ( ROSA_COMPILER_IS_GCC_COMPATIBLE )
+  remove("-fno-exceptions" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
+endif()
+
 # Add the different subdirectories
 ADDALLSUBDIRS()