diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b26bbcc..f687560 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -166 +166 @@ option(
-    ON
+    OFF
@@ -167,0 +168,4 @@ option(
+if(NOT BUILD_LOADER_WITH_EXCEPTION_HANDLING)
+    add_definitions(-DXRLOADER_DISABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLING)
+    add_definitions(-DJSON_USE_EXCEPTIONS=0)
+endif()
diff --git a/src/loader/CMakeLists.txt b/src/loader/CMakeLists.txt
index fead046..9db503f 100644
--- a/src/loader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/loader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -157,0 +158,5 @@ endif()
+# Parent project (Dolphin) builds with -fno-exceptions, but a few loader
+# destructors still contain unconditional catch(...) blocks. Re-enable
+# exceptions for this target only so those compile.
+target_compile_options(openxr_loader PRIVATE -fexceptions)
+
diff --git a/src/loader/api_layer_interface.cpp b/src/loader/api_layer_interface.cpp
index b8f0881..90f5a31 100644
--- a/src/loader/api_layer_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/loader/api_layer_interface.cpp
@@ -455,0 +456 @@ ApiLayerInterface::~ApiLayerInterface() {
+#ifndef XRLOADER_DISABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLING
@@ -456,0 +458 @@ ApiLayerInterface::~ApiLayerInterface() {
+#endif
@@ -459,0 +462 @@ ApiLayerInterface::~ApiLayerInterface() {
+#ifndef XRLOADER_DISABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLING
@@ -465,0 +469 @@ ApiLayerInterface::~ApiLayerInterface() {
+#endif