diff --git a/cmake/compiler.cmake b/cmake/compiler.cmake
index 48950f24..0a4ca9b9 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler.cmake
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ else()
   check_compiler_flag("-Wextra" CC_HAS_WEXTRA)
   check_compiler_flag("-Werror" CC_HAS_WERROR)
   check_compiler_flag("-fexceptions" CC_HAS_FEXCEPTIONS)
-  check_cxx_compiler_flag("-fcxx-exceptions" CC_HAS_FCXX_EXCEPTIONS)
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
+    check_cxx_compiler_flag("-fcxx-exceptions" CC_HAS_FCXX_EXCEPTIONS)
+  endif()
   check_compiler_flag("-funwind-tables" CC_HAS_FUNWIND_TABLES)
   check_compiler_flag("-fno-omit-frame-pointer" CC_HAS_FNO_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER)
   check_compiler_flag("-fno-common" CC_HAS_FNO_COMMON)