diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de404754..3b6453a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ if(WIN32)
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "/O2 /Ob2 /Ot /W0 /EH-")
 	endif()
 else()
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC -fno-exceptions")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
+	if (NOT DEFINED ANDROID_PLATFORM)
+		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-exceptions")
+	endif()
 	if(DEFINED ENV{QNX_HOST} OR PIP_FREERTOS)
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ftemplate-depth-32")
 	endif()