diff --git a/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf b/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf
index 2775933042c..369f95bae99 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ greaterThan(MSC_VER, 1899) {
     QMAKE_CFLAGS       += -Zc:strictStrings
     QMAKE_CFLAGS_WARN_ON += -w44456 -w44457 -w44458
     QMAKE_CFLAGS_AVX2   = -arch:AVX2
-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS     += -Zc:strictStrings
+    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS     += -Zc:strictStrings -Zc:throwingNew
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON += -w44456 -w44457 -w44458 -wd4577
 }