diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
index cab2b01a76c..322f2f4ae28 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
@@ -1313,6 +1313,17 @@ QT_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(4530) /* C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantic
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
+#  if !defined(Q_MOC_RUN)
+#    if (defined(Q_CC_CLANG) && !__has_feature(cxx_exceptions)) || \
+        (defined(Q_CC_GNU) && !defined(__EXCEPTIONS))
+#      define QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+#    endif
+#  elif defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED)
+#    define QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 #endif // __cplusplus
 
 #endif // QCOMPILERDETECTION_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index 7ef6805ed4d..f0295b70f55 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -232,18 +232,6 @@ private:
    If you can't live with those constraints, don't use these macros.
    Use the QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS macro to protect your code instead.
 */
-
-#if !defined(QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
-#  if !defined(Q_MOC_RUN)
-#    if (defined(Q_CC_CLANG) && !__has_feature(cxx_exceptions)) || \
-        (defined(Q_CC_GNU) && !defined(__EXCEPTIONS))
-#      define QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-#    endif
-#  elif defined(QT_BOOTSTRAPPED)
-#    define QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-#  endif
-#endif
-
 Q_NORETURN Q_DECL_COLD_FUNCTION Q_CORE_EXPORT void qTerminate() noexcept;
 #ifdef QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #  define QT_TRY if (true)