diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7efde81..9d5e1fd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,8 +163,12 @@ option(BUILD_ALL_EXTENSIONS "Build loader and layers with all extensions" OFF)
 option(
     BUILD_LOADER_WITH_EXCEPTION_HANDLING
     "Enable exception handling in the loader. Leave this on unless your standard library is built to not throw."
-    ON
+    OFF
 )
+if(NOT BUILD_LOADER_WITH_EXCEPTION_HANDLING)                                                                                    
+    add_definitions(-DXRLOADER_DISABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLING)                                                                      
+    add_definitions(-DJSON_USE_EXCEPTIONS=0)                                                                                    
+endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
     set(OPENXR_DEBUG_POSTFIX