diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 0a9008cc20d..7072a83aab3 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@
           # ... or that C implementations shouldn't use
           # POSIX names
           '_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE',
+          # Make sure the STL doesn't try to use exceptions
+          '_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0',
           'BUILDING_V8_SHARED=1',
           'BUILDING_UV_SHARED=1',
         ],