diff --git a/mkspecs/win32-msvc2010/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/win32-msvc2010/qmake.conf
index 7a06fe7aeed..ff4de22a95e 100644
--- a/mkspecs/win32-msvc2010/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/win32-msvc2010/qmake.conf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_STL_OFF  =
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RTTI_ON  = -GR
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RTTI_OFF =
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_ON = -EHsc
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF =
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF = -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0
 
 QMAKE_INCDIR            =
 
diff --git a/mkspecs/win32-msvc2012/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/win32-msvc2012/qmake.conf
index 7582117f22f..7585c3300b3 100644
--- a/mkspecs/win32-msvc2012/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/win32-msvc2012/qmake.conf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_STL_OFF  =
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RTTI_ON  = -GR
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RTTI_OFF =
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_ON = -EHsc
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF =
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF = -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0
 
 QMAKE_INCDIR            =
 
diff --git a/mkspecs/win32-msvc2013/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/win32-msvc2013/qmake.conf
index 61e4f48d6b2..5ce41b730b2 100644
--- a/mkspecs/win32-msvc2013/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/win32-msvc2013/qmake.conf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_STL_OFF  =
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RTTI_ON  = -GR
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RTTI_OFF =
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_ON = -EHsc
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF =
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_EXCEPTIONS_OFF = -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0
 
 QMAKE_INCDIR            =