diff --git a/zsnes/src/configure.in b/zsnes/src/configure.in
index 0d401de8..2f00a5b5 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/configure.in
+++ b/zsnes/src/configure.in
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ else
 
   if test x$release = xyes; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -fno-exceptions -fprefetch-loop-arrays -frename-registers -fforce-addr -s"
+    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math -fprefetch-loop-arrays -frename-registers -fforce-addr -s"
     NFLAGS="$NFLAGS -O99999999"
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)