diff --git a/src/corelib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
index ee4143ce968..5aee44bfedb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 add_qt_module(Core
     QMAKE_MODULE_CONFIG moc resources
+    EXCEPTIONS
     SOURCES
         ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz.h
         ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-buffer.c
diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 66c211d292f..0cc5cf3f10a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ endif()
 #####################################################################
 
 add_qt_module(Core
-    EXCEPTIONS
     QMAKE_MODULE_CONFIG moc resources
+    EXCEPTIONS
     SOURCES
         # special case: remove ../3rdparty/harfbuzz
         codecs/qtextcodec_p.h
diff --git a/src/testlib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt b/src/testlib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
index 82bc8341bbf..f7f88ba5f0c 100644
--- a/src/testlib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/testlib/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 add_qt_module(Test
     QMAKE_MODULE_CONFIG console testlib_defines
+    EXCEPTIONS
     SOURCES
         qabstracttestlogger.cpp qabstracttestlogger_p.h
         qasciikey.cpp