diff --git a/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
index ee5f1f0ea45..000632069ab 100644
--- a/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_SHLIB    = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_SHLIB
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_STATIC_LIB = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_STATIC_LIB
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_YACC     = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_YACC
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_THREAD   = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF = -fno-exceptions
+# Disabling exceptions disabled - workaround for QTBUG-36577
+#QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF = -fno-exceptions
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_CXX11    = -std=c++0x
 
 QMAKE_INCDIR            =