diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index c1ca24c73cc..ef46c4b924c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ do_configure() {
 
 		_langs="c,c++,lto"
 		_args+=" --disable-multilib --host=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET --with-build-sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}"
+		_args+=" --enable-sjlj-exceptions=no"
 	else
 		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 			# XXX disable go and java with musl